Mission directory
LDS Missions in Nigeria
There are currently 11 active missions in Nigeria. Explore where each one is based, the local time, the climate and what to do next if you have been called there.
- Nigeria Abuja MissionAbuja, FCT
- Nigeria Ibadan MissionIbadan, Oyo State
- Nigeria Lagos MissionLagos
- Nigeria Enugu MissionEnugu, Enugu State
- Nigeria Benin City MissionBenin City, Edo State
- Nigeria Owerri MissionOwerri, Imo State
- Nigeria Aba MissionAba, Abia State
- Nigeria Uyo MissionUyo, Akwa Ibom State
- Nigeria Calabar MissionCalabar, Cross River State
- Port Harcourt, Rivers StateNigeria Port Harcourt North Mission · Nigeria Port Harcourt South Mission
Missions in Nigeria
Every mission below links to its own page, with that mission’s map, local time, current weather, climate and preparation guides.
Or browse all 11 missions below.
- Nigeria Aba MissionAba, Abia State, NigeriaView mission
- Nigeria Abuja MissionAbuja, FCT, NigeriaView mission
- Nigeria Benin City MissionBenin City, Edo State, NigeriaView mission
- Nigeria Calabar MissionCalabar, Cross River State, NigeriaView mission
- Nigeria Enugu MissionEnugu, Enugu State, NigeriaView mission
- Nigeria Ibadan MissionIbadan, Oyo State, NigeriaView mission
- Nigeria Lagos MissionLagos, NigeriaView mission
- Nigeria Owerri MissionOwerri, Imo State, NigeriaView mission
- Nigeria Port Harcourt North MissionPort Harcourt, Rivers State, NigeriaView mission
- Nigeria Port Harcourt South MissionPort Harcourt, Rivers State, NigeriaView mission
- Nigeria Uyo MissionUyo, Akwa Ibom State, NigeriaView mission
About LDS missions in Nigeria
There are currently 11 active LDS missions based in Nigeria, in 10 cities across 10 regions. Some cities carry more than one: Port Harcourt (2). Those cities are spread about 550 km (350 miles) from Lagos in the west to Calabar in the east and about 500 km (300 miles) from Abuja in the north to Port Harcourt in the south.
The Nigeria Abuja Mission is based in Abuja, the national capital. Mission cities range from near sea level at Lagos (11 m / 36 ft) to Abuja at 476 m (1,562 ft).
Missionaries serve across areas set by their mission, which can reach well beyond the city the mission is based in, and they are transferred between those areas during a mission.
Local time in Nigeria
Every mission in Nigeria keeps Africa/Lagos. The clock below is live, and follows daylight saving where it applies.
Africa/Lagos
Africa/Lagos
Aba, Abuja, Benin City, Calabar, Enugu, Ibadan, Lagos, Owerri, Port Harcourt, Uyo
Missionary Tracker shows this clock next to your missionary, so nobody at home has to work out whether it is a reasonable hour to write.
Climate and seasons in Nigeria
Mission cities in Nigeria fall into 2 Köppen climate classes, so conditions are not the same across the country.
The most common are tropical monsoon (Am), covering 6 missions including Aba and Calabar and tropical savanna (Aw), covering 5 missions including Abuja and Benin City.
Across those cities, the warmest monthly average high is 35 °C (96 °F) in Abuja during March, and the coolest monthly average low is 18 °C (64 °F) in Abuja during December.
Tropical monsoon (Am)
Hot through the whole year, with a short drier stretch and a heavy monsoon delivering most of the annual rainfall.
Aba, Calabar, Owerri, Port Harcourt, Uyo
Tropical savanna (Aw)
Hot through the whole year, split into a distinct wet season and a distinct dry season rather than into summer and winter.
Abuja, Benin City, Enugu, Ibadan, Lagos
Always use your Missionary Portal and your mission’s own “what to bring” instructions when deciding what clothing or equipment to pack. This describes the weather, not what to take.
Languages
English is the language most widely used across Nigeria.
- English
This describes the country, not the assignment. The language a missionary is called to speak is set by the Church and stated in the call itself — it can differ from the languages above, and missionaries serving in the same country are not always assigned the same one.
Preparing to serve in Nigeria
If you have received a mission call to Nigeria, begin with the instructions in your Missionary Portal and the mission’s own letter — those are the only sources that speak for your mission. These guides cover the practical side nobody sends you: the paperwork, the shopping, the packing and the last weeks at home.
LDS Mission Preparation Checklist: Everything to Do Before You Leave
The whole runway in one place — from the year before you submit a recommendation to the morning you leave for the MTC.
Read the guideMission CallWhat to Do After Receiving Your Mission Call
The call answers where and when. This is the order to do everything that follows, starting with the parts that have deadlines.
Read the guidePackingLDS Missionary Packing List
Everything worth packing, in the order you should buy it, and the things most missionaries wish they had left at home.
Read the guideMTCWhat to Bring to the MTC
The quick answer first, then the detail: what you actually need on arrival day and what can stay in the suitcase.
Read the guideVisa and travel arrangements for Nigeria are handled through your Missionary Portal and the Church’s travel office. Follow their instructions rather than any third-party summary, including this one.
Printable Nigeria countdown map
Turn the mission length into a free printable countdown map of Nigeria, with one numbered square for each mission day to colour in.
Create a Countdown MapCalled to serve in Nigeria?
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Mission boundaries, assignments and instructions change; always use current information from the Church and your Missionary Portal.