Portfolio entries are intended to be concise, 500-word entries about the assigned topics listed below. There is an element of choice in the topic of all except the first entry, but entries are...

Political dynamics research
Portfolio entry - 4
Religion in Nigeria
    Nigeria is a large county and is well populated. One of the most important ethos issue that are central to Nigeria is religion. 49.3% of the population in Nigeria is Christians and 48.8% of the population in Nigeria consists of Muslims. Less than 1% of the population of Nigeria follows other religions which include the indigenous religions and traditional ethnicities. This mixed legacy in Nigeria has been a great concern for the government as they strive to popularize the local cultures and traditions in Nigeria (Egodi Uchendu.¸ 2012).
    Nigeria has about 270 ethnic groups who speak over 370 languages. The domination of Islam and Christianity in Nigeria indicates that a majority of the population follow 2 religions. Only about 5-10% of the population follow indigenous religions singly. While the North is largely Muslim and the South is largely Christian, the religious demographics have great political implications (Miller, Tracy, ed, 2019).
    The term ‘Gnosticism’ refers to having knowledge or enlightenment. This idea, though considered as a propagation of Christianity, it has been an idea which has been given out by most of the religions in some or the other form. This diligent search for...