Since 2009
With a population of almost 115 million, Nigeria is the most highly populated country in Africa, and has an incredibly diverse population. There are over 470 different languages in use in Nigeria and many Nigerians don’t currently have the opportunity to hear about Jesus in their own language.
In 2009 The Tide® began broadcasting in Nigeria using the Efik language, and since then has been steadily adding programs in more languages. We currently have programming in 11 different Nigerian languages that have the potential to be heard by millions of people who do not yet know Jesus as their Lord and Savior.
An important aspect of The Tide ministry in Nigeria is our “Radios for Nigeria” project. Although the country is rich in agricultural land, mineral resources, and oil reserves, a third of the population lives below the poverty line and are too poor to buy a radio. As people give towards this project The Tide ministry places radios in villages throughout Nigeria. Most of these radios are being given to village leaders or the heads of extended families. Through these radios many people are now hearing the Gospel message in their own language and responding positively to God’s offer of salvation.
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Persevering Under Persecution
God is using The Tide radio programs to penetrate the hearts of millions of people in Africa and Asia with His message of peace and reconciliation. Despite great opposition, God’s kingdom is growing as more and more people turn to him for salvation after hearing...
Encouraging Report From The Tide Partner Ministry in Nigeria
Three years ago, at the request of a Muslim convert, The Tide began airing an evangelistic radio program in the Hausa language through an FM radio station in Kaduna. There are over twenty-five million Hausa speaking people in Nigeria. The majority of the population...
God Changes Lives Through The Tide Radio Programs
The Tide has been broadcasting heart language radio programs for over 65 years. These programs are touching hearts and lives for Christ every day. The Tide regularly receives letters from listeners on how their lives and the lives of their families have been changed...
The Tide Restores a Marriage
The Tide has been broadcasting heart language radio programs in regions of Africa since 1983. One of the newer additions to The Tide heart language broadcasts is in the Ijaw language which is the mother tongue of approximately 7 million people who live in the Niger...
Radios for Nigeria Changes Lives
As part of The Tide’s vision to reach people with the hope and the saving grace of Jesus Christ, The Tide distributes radios in communities throughout India and Nigeria. This year, in Nigeria alone, The Tide ministry partners have provided 64 radios to different...
Lives Changed Through the Annang Radio Program
In January of 2012, The Tide began airing a new radio broadcast in the Annang, the heart language of a people group in southwest Nigeria. Through The Tide Annang heart language radio broadcast approximately 8 million people have the opportunity to hear about Jesus and...
An Amazing Coincidence
The Tide heart language radio broadcasts provide an open avenue for God to work in the lives of many people who may have no other way of ever hearing about God’s love for them. The majority of our listeners have their own radios, but there is a growing number of...
Lives Changed in Nigeria
One of the greatest testimonies we have received from Nigeria this year was the reunion of a couple who had separated for several years on account of a false witchcraft scare. Edward and Mary Otto had been married for many years and had lived in peace. They were...