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Eket Nigeria Temple

Planning and approval phase; site location unknown; groundbreaking not announced

Location

Eket
Nigeria

Announcement: 

2 October 2022

Construction Status

The Eket Nigeria Temple is currently in the planning stages. No groundbreaking date has been announced.


Temple Rendering

An official rendering of the Eket Nigeria Temple has not yet been released to the public.


Temple Site

No site location has been officially announced for the Eket Nigeria Temple.


Temple Announcement

On October 2, 2022, President Russell M. Nelson announced plans to construct the Eket Nigeria Temple at the October 2022 General Conference. Eket is an industrial city in southeastern Nigeria. The Eket Nigeria Temple will be the fourth temple built in the country. At the time of its announcement, one temple is currently in operation: the Aba Nigeria Temple. And two other temples are yet to be built: the Benin City Nigeria Temple and the Lagos Nigeria Temple. There are more than 211,000 Latter-day Saints in more than 750 congregations in Nigeria.1


  1. "The Church of Jesus Christ Will Build 18 New Houses of the Lord," The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 2 Oct. 2022.

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Lagos Nigeria Temple
Planning and approval phase; site location announced