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September 5, 2021

ALL MY SPRINGS ARE IN YOU

A Reflection on the International Eucharistic Congress, Budapest Hungary, 5th – 12th September 2021

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December 20, 2020

Killings and Kidnappings in Katsina and Borno States, Nigeria

The incidents of killings and kidnapping currently going on in Nigeria, is now posing a significant threat to all the citizens. Most kidnappings are financially...

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November 20, 2020

Questing for Peace in the Challenges of Insecurity and Covid-19

Speech by Most Rev. I. A. Kaigama, Catholic Archbishop of Abuja at the NIREC 4th Quarter Meeting at Reiz Continental Hotel, Abuja, November 26, 2020....

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October 21, 2020

Youth Protests: A Call to Genuine National Renewal

The youths are crying out for a new Nigeria. A new Nigeria is not impossible.

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October 17, 2020

Investiture of Papal Knights and Medalists of Abuja Archdiocese: Opening Remarks by Archbishop I. A. Kaigama

Holy Mass of the Investiture of Papal Knights and Medalists of Abuja Archdiocese on 17th October, 2020, Opening Remarks by Archbishop I. A. Kaigama, at...

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Born in the Nigerian State of Taraba on the 31st July, 1958, Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama was ordained a Catholic priest in 1981. In 1995, he became the first Bishop of the Diocese of Jalingo, the capital city of his home State of Taraba. In 2000, he was installed as the Archbishop of Jos, capital of Plateau State and on 11th March 2019, the Holy Father Pope Francis appointed him Coadjutor Archbishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja and he took full possession as Archbishop of Abuja in December 2019. Archbishop Kaigama is the founder of the Dialogue, Reconciliation, and Peace Centre, Jos (2011). He was elected President of the Regional Episcopal Conference of West Africa (RECOWA) in 2015 and also served as the President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) for six years.

He has held positions as Chair of the Plateau State Inter-Religious Council for Peace and Harmony and Chair of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), in Plateau State for years. He was also a member of the Solomon Lar Presidential Committee mandated by the Federal Government to look into the causes of the Plateau ethno-religious crises and to proffer ways of bringing them to an end. He travels all around the world to speak about peace and share his experience of dialogue/interfaith collaboration and peace-building efforts.

His Grace holds a PhD in spiritual theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, Italy and two honourary doctorate degrees in Public Administration and Human Resource Management by Godfrey Okoye University, Enugu (2015) and Madonna University (2016) respectively.

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Category: SPEECHES/PAPERS

ALL MY SPRINGS ARE IN YOU

Killings and Kidnappings in Katsina and Borno States, Nigeria

Questing for Peace in the Challenges of Insecurity and Covid-19

Youth Protests: A Call to Genuine National Renewal

Investiture of Papal Knights and Medalists of Abuja Archdiocese: Opening Remarks by Archbishop I. A. Kaigama

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