TWR impacts Nigeria

Three people groups. One country. One gospel. Different responses. This is what's happening with three of the languages Trans World Radio broadcasts to in Nigeria, the most populous country in Africa.

The tall, dark Kanuri people number over 5 million strong people are mostly farmers who are from another major religion. Less than .01 percent of the people are evangelical Christians. There are some believers, but no formal church.

The Hausa people are also of another religion with less than .01 percent evangelicals, but more believers can be found as well as the number of churches.

And in southern Nigeria, the situation is much different. The Yoruba people, the third largest language group in the country with 25 million speakers, have practiced various indigenous religions such as voodoo. Recently, however, they've undergone a significant change and many are turning to Christ. TWR broadcasts daily half hour programs in the Yoruba language, and the church is growing.

In mid-2007 TWR will begin broadcasting from a new transmitting site in Benin, which borders Nigeria, which will strengthen the current outreach in the country with several of languages already being prepared for broadcast.