Education
Nigeria Christian Graduate Fellowship Holds Golden Jubilee
Bishop Mathew Kuka and Prof. Sam Amadi to address critical issues facing the nation at the Political Summit
The Nigeria Christian Graduate Fellowship (NCGF) will hold its 50th Annual National Conference from August 27 to 31, 2025, marking its Golden Jubilee celebration.
The event will take place at the National Ecumenical Centre in the Central Business District of Abuja, Nigeria.
This conference will also commemorate the 28th anniversary of the Fellowship’s missionary arm, the Africa Vision Tract House Society (AVTHS).
Africa Vision Tract House Society Volunteers
The programme outline shared with our correspondent indicates that the conference will feature Economic and Political Summits, Health and Business Talks, Expositions, and the NCGF Golden Jubilee celebration, among other activities.
With the theme “A New Dawn,” the conference aims to bring together Christian leaders, democrats, politicians, scholars, policy strategists, and human rights advocates to propose solutions to various challenges facing the nation.
The Political Summit will feature prominent speakers, including:
- Bishop Mathew Kuka, the Bishop of Sokoto and a known advocate for justice and democracy, who was recently appointed Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of the Federal University of Applied Sciences, Kachia, Kaduna State;
- Professor Sam Amadi, a policy strategist and law expert;
- Honourable Beni Lar, a former member of the House of Representatives from Plateau State, who has spoken out against violence in the region; and,
- Professor Chidi Odinkalu, a lawyer and human rights activist who previously chaired Nigeria’s Human Rights Commission (NHRC), among others.
Keynote speakers at the conference will include Apostle Emmanuel Kure, Rev. Dr. David Oghuell, Rev. Dr. Gideon Para-Mallam, Rev. Mrs. Angela Ashong, Rev. Mrs. Queen Igbeboh, Professor Chima Onoka, Archbishop Tunde Adeleye, and Professor Ashong Ashong, the NCGF National President.
About NCGF
The Nigeria Christian Graduate Fellowship began as a gathering for young postgraduates and graduates who found it challenging to integrate fully into the traditional churches of that time.
In 1966. At the Pan African Conference in Ghana, Nigerian leaders and participants decided to establish a national fellowship.
Despite delays caused by the Nigerian Civil War (1967–1970), the Lagos Christian Graduate Fellowship was established in 1971 on Hughes Street, Yaba, Lagos.
Subsequently, graduate fellowships were set up in four major cities: Ife, Enugu, Zaria, and Ibadan.
In 1975, the independent fellowships united at the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University) to form the Nigerian Christian Graduate Fellowship as a national entity.
Today, the NCGF continues to grow, with chapters in nearly every state and region of the country.
In August 2001, the National Fellowship launched the Africa Vision Tract House Society (AVTHS), the missionary arm of the Fellowship.
With support from its members and donor agencies, the AVTHS has published and distributed over 29 million gospel tracts across Africa and has provided more than 40 medical and social services where needed, at no cost to beneficiaries.
By Akaninyene Ntia
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