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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Nigerian Fulbe of Nigeria

The Nigerian Fulbe of Nigeria, numbering approximately 18,920,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Fulani people whose ancestors migrated eastward from Senegambia beginning in the 10th century, settling as Islamic clerics in Hausa city-states before Usman dan Fodio's 1804 jihad founded the Sokoto Caliphate, defeated by European forces in 1903. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Nigerian Fulfulde is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Fulbe, Nigerian

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Nigeria
People Cluster: Fulani / Fulbe
Primary Language(s): Nigerian Fulfulde (fuv)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 18,920,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG013905
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Pray for the Nigerian Fulbe of Nigeria

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

99%
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Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Nigerian Fulfulde
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
%
Fulfulde, Nigerian Speakers

Media Resources in Nigerian Fulfulde:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

2 films

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Bible Resources in Nigerian Fulfulde:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
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2 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Nigerian Fulfulde bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Nigerian Fulbe are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Next steps for the Nigerian Fulbe:
Continue prayer and fasting for this group
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Pray specifically for the Nigerian Fulbe of Nigeria

For God alone my soul waits in silence; from him comes my salvation.
readPsalm 62:1

Pray that those who are troubled and don't know about the God who saves will hear the good news and find rest in the one true God who can offer salvation for their souls.

“I was ready to be sought by those who did not ask for me; I was ready to be found by those who did not seek me. I said, ‘Here I am, here I am,’ to a nation that was not called by my name."
readIsaiah 65:1

Pray that the lost will be found by God, even when they are not seeking Him. Pray that He will reveal Himself to them in a way they cannot ignore and that they will respond in faith.

More than that, we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.
readRomans 5:11

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will rejoice in what God has done for them and will help others know how they can also be reconciled to God.

For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.
readRomans 1:16

Pray that God will raise up sons and daughters who, like Paul, will be bold to share the gospel across cultural barriers so that many might receive salvation.

Fulani, Nigerian Across Countries (ROP3 - 101622) reported in the following countries:

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4 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDName ▼CountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Nigerian FulbePG013905Nigerian FulbeNigeria18,920,000Engaged yet UnreachedNigerian FulfuldeSunni Islam
Fulbe-MbororoPG012897Fulbe-MbororoCentral African Republic219,000Engaged yet UnreachedNigerian FulfuldeFolk Islam
Bororo FulaniPG012555Bororo FulaniCameroon247,000Engaged yet UnreachedNigerian FulfuldeFolk Islam
Bororo FulaniPG042667Bororo FulaniChad94,000Engaged yet UnreachedNigerian FulfuldeFolk Islam

To download a comprehensive people group list in spreadsheet form, visit our Research Data page.

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