The latest from the Community of Sant'Egidio Nigeria — and the people whose lives we share.
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation welcomed a Sant'Egidio delegation led by Andrea Riccardi to discuss collaboration on peace and reconciliation across Nigeria.
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Andrea Riccardi and Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama cut the ribbon on a national community house in Sabo Lugbe, Abuja — a centre for communities across more than 12 states of Nigeria, dedicated to the memory of the Blessed Congolese martyr.
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Andrea Riccardi's visit to Nigeria began among the children of Makoko, one of Lagos's most vulnerable communities, where Sant'Egidio's School of Peace has run for years.
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Born in Goma in 1981, Floribert was killed at 26 for refusing corruption. Beatified in Rome on 15 June 2025, he is the first African martyr killed because of corruption — and the patron of Sant'Egidio Nigeria's new house in Abuja.
Read more →Behind every statistic is a name, a face, and a life transformed by friendship.
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Before Sant’Egidio found me, I had not eaten in two days. Now I have friends I eat with every week.
Mama Chidinma, 74
Enugu
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School of Peace taught me that I can dream. My teacher says I am the best in mathematics.
Emeka, age 11
Lagos
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We sat across from people we once feared. We left as brothers. That is the miracle Sant’Egidio does.
Alhaji Musa Ibrahim
Kano
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