Project Name nigeria

Population: 113,828,577

Population Density: 124.0 per sq km.

Capital: Abuja. Population: 378,671 (1991).

GEOGRAPHY: Nigeria has borders with Niger to the north, Chad (across Lake Chad) to the northeast, Cameroon to the east and Benin to the west. To the south, the Gulf of Guinea is indented by the Bight of Benin and the Bight of Biafra. The country's topography and vegetation vary considerably. The coastal region is a low-lying area of lagoons, sandy beaches and mangrove swamps, which merges into an area of rainforest where palm trees grow to over 30m (100ft). From here, the landscape changes to savannah and open woodland, rising to the Central Jos Plateau at 1800m (6000ft). The northern part of the country is desert and semi-desert, marking the southern extent of the Sahara.

Government: Republic since 1979. Gained independence from the UK in 1960. Military regime from 1983-1999. Head of State and Government: President Olusegun Obasanjo since 1999.

Language: The official language is English. A variation of English (Pidgin English) is also spoken. The three main Nigerian languages are Yoruba, Ibo (also spelt Igbo) and Hausa; another 400 languages are also spoken in the country.

Religion: 50 per cent Muslim, 40 per cent Christian and 10 per cent traditional beliefs. Muslims are in the majority in the north and west of the country, while in the south Christians form the majority of the population.

The first couple months the team took the Mobile out every other weekend. The impact was tremendous and the response was overwhelming. The Seminary quickly restructured its plans and began sending the Mobile Unit out for programs three to five nights a week. Hundreds of people are now coming to faith in Jesus Christ.
The needs and opportunities there are so great that WATS requested a second Mobile Unit to be provided as soon as possible. Drive-In is responding. A second truck has now been purchased in Lagos and will be equipped, not only for film evangelism, but also as a medical clinic. We hope to have this unit in operation by the end of this year.

In the winter of 2001 Drive-In and the West Africa Theological Seminary (WATS), in Lagos, Nigeria West Africa, became partners in ministry. Drive-In would provide a Mobile Unit and WATS, under the leadership of its President, Dr. Gary Maxey, would organize teams of students to use the Mobile Unit throughout the region to assist churches in their evangelistic outreaches and plant churches in areas where needed.