Opus Dei

Taking advantage of a recent industrial strike action by staff of government owned universities, 25 undergraduates from about five different universities in Nigeria volunteered to work on the expansion project of Alayo Youth centre, located in Iloti village in Ogun state. Uchenna, a recent graduate of Microbiology, narrates his experience of the work camp.

Rosario "Charo" Basterra, arrived in Nigeria in the year 1972 on an adventure of self-giving that would span 47 years; beginning with the Lagoon College, one of many social projects she helped set up across the country. One of the first women of Opus Dei, Charo died on October 18th, aged 92.

This article appeared in ThisDay Newspaper on the 3rd of August, 2019, recalls and celebrates the first visit of Mons. Fernando Ocariz as Prelate of Opus Dei to Nigeria a year ago.

One year after the visit of the Prelate of Opus Dei to Nigeria his message, advice and encouragement continue to ring true.

Imagination, initiative and technology bring Vistalegre to Lagos.

The Personal Prelature of the Holy Cross and Opus Dei in Nigeria, has adopted some measures to ensure the protection of children and young people

There are centres for women in Abuja, Lagos, Benin, Ibadan, Iloti Village, Enugu and Nsukka.

A Nigerian Engineer to be ordained priest in May.

The Prayer Card of St. Josemaría Escrivá, the founder of Opus Dei has now been published in the Igbo language in Nigeria. Igbo is spoken in southern Nigeria. The language has approximately 24 million speakers, who live mostly in Nigeria and are primarily of Igbo descent.

Girls from the Lagoon School, a corporate work of Opus Dei in Nigeria, have helped organise a walkathon to create awareness and raise funds for a health outreach for women and children affected by the Boko Haram insurgency.