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Bishop Kukah’s Speech at the Launch of the ACIN 2025 World Report on Religious Freedom in the World .

A Plea & Testimony from Nigeria By Matthew Hassan Kukah, Bishop, Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Nigeria, and founder, The Kukah Centre. Delivered at the Augustinianum Hall, on October 21st, 2021, Vatican City. 1: I want to thank Aid to the Church in Need for their kind invitation to me to speak in response to the […]

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Ondo Pre-Election Engagement: Advocacy Visits and Stakeholders’ Dialogue Set the Stage for Peace Accord Signing

As Ondo State prepared for its 2024 governorship election, the National Peace Committee (NPC), housed at The Kukah Centre, with support from the European Union Support to Democracy in Nigeria (EU-SDGN) programme, undertook a series of strategic engagements from 5th to 7th November 2024. These engagements with key stakeholders and a multi-stakeholder dialogue provided a

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Joint Regional Workshop on Monitoring Freedom of Religion and Belief – Insights

The recent grassroot sensitisation workshop on Religious Freedom and Belief held in Jos convened an influential assembly of stakeholders to discuss pressing issues related to religious coexistence and freedom. This event, organised collaboratively by The Kukah Centre (TKC), NASFAT, and the National Human Rights Commission with funding from KAICIID, had in attendance Dr. Salim Musa

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Social Cohesion in Lagos: Multi-Stakeholder Roundtable Organised by TKC

The Kukah Centre (TKC), with support from the MacArthur Foundation, recently organised a roundtable with key stakeholders to hold frank conversations on strengthening social cohesion in Lagos State. The event which held on 11 July 2024 brought together representatives from the National Orientation Agency (NOA), civil society organizations, and individuals with strong ties to Lagos

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National Integration Conference: The Pursuit of a Cohesive National Identity

Before Nigeria’s formation, colonial rulers drew arbitrary boundaries that grouped diverse ethnic communities together, leading to long-term ethnic consciousness and subsequently, conflict. Post-independence, Nigeria has struggled to foster a unified national identity, focusing instead on state-building—developing institutions and infrastructure—rather than nation-building, which would create a shared sense of identity. The country remains deeply divided…

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