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Religious Unrest in Nigeria
Table of contents Dedication ………………………………….. ..i
Preface …………………………………….......ii
Acknowledgement ……………………………iii
Table of contents ……………………………..IV
Topic: religious unrest in Nigeria, causes and effects.

Chapter 1
1.1 Definitions of religion.
1.2 Types of religion.
1.3 Types of religion and religious unrest in Nigeria. Chapter 2
2.1 causes of religious unrest 2.2 belief strategy 2.3 doctrine postulation
Chapter 3
3.1 factors affecting religious unrest in Nigeria 3.2 negative effects of religious unrest in Nigeria 3.3 social effect of religious unrest in Nigeria 3.4 psychological effects of religious unrest in Nigeria
Chapter 4
4.1 solutions to the problems of religious unrest in Nigeria 4.2 bibliography

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