The Bible Society of Nigeria (abbreviated BSN) is a Christian non-governmental and

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organization in Nigeria that translates, publishes and distributes

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s in English and several local Nigerian languages . It was established on 8 February 1966, building on earlier work by the

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, the

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, and the

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, which translated and published the Bible in the

Efik language Efik (''Usem Efịk'') is the indigenous language of the Efik people, who are situated in the present-day Cross River state and Akwa Ibom state of Nigeria, as well as in the North-West of Cameroon. The Efik language is mutually intelligible with ...

in 1868. Pastor Samuel Adesola Sanusi is the current General Secretary and Chief Executive Officer of the Bible Society of Nigeria.

History

The Bible Society of Nigeria was founded on 8 February 1966 through the pioneering efforts of the late Dr. Francis Ezeogo Akanu Ibiam, the first indigenous Governor of the defunct Eastern Region. Earlier in February, 1965, Dr. Ibiam had initiated a consultation with representatives of most of the Churches hurch organizationsin Nigeria on the need to form a national Bible Society in Nigeria. It was the unanimous decision of that meeting that The Bible Society of Nigeria be formed which consequently led to its formation and inauguration on 8 February 1966. Before 1966, The Society was under the supervision of the British and Foreign Bible Society FBSwhich had operated in Nigeria as far back as 1807. Then the Bible House, Apapa was serving as a distribution centre to other neighbouring West African countries.

The Society Today

The society has it headquarters at Office Address 18, Wharf Road, Apapa, Lagos State, Nigeria. Its corporate office is located at 150, Ikorodu Road, Onipanu, Lagos State, Nigeria. It has Bible Distribution centres in other Nigerian cities: * ABUJA: 23, Ndola Crescent, Wuse Zone 5, Abuja. * LAGOS II: 7, Boladale Street, Opposite Mr. Biggs Oshodi. * ABA: The Bible Society of Nigeria, St. Michael’s Cathedral, St. Michael’s Road, Aba. * JOS: The Bible Society of Nigeria, 53, Tafawa Balewa Road, Jos. * IBADAN: Plot 7A, Trinity Avenue, Educational Estate Samonda, Ibadan.

Translation Projects

The organization has translated the Bible into 26 Nigerian Languages. Among the twenty-six (26) different languages the Bible has been translated are: * Kalabari, * Okrika, * Isoko, * Igala, * Igede, * Ebira, * Yoruba, * Efik, * Igbo, * Hausa, * Nupe, * Khana, * Urhobo, * Fulfude, * Bokyi, * Edo, * Tiv, Bura * Itsekiri.

Guest Houses

The Bible Society of Nigeria has three guest houses located in three Nigerian cities (

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Ibadan Ibadan (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Oyo State, in Nigeria. It is the third-largest city by population in Nigeria after Lagos and Kano, with a total population of 3,649,000 as of 2021, and over 6 million people within its me ...

and

Abuja Abuja () is the capital and eighth most populous city of Nigeria. Situated at the centre of the country within the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), it is a planned city built mainly in the 1980s based on a master plan by International Plann ...

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