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religion shapes politics, law and daily life.","purpose":"Let an agent describe religion in Nigeria with statistics and attribution from official and scholarly sources, explain the regional and legal landscape, present conflicts and debates neutrally, and route to entries for communities and states.","scope":{"in":[],"out":[],"boundaries":[]},"distinguishingFeatures":["Near-even Muslim-Christian split","North-south regional pattern","Constitutional secularism with sharia states","Conflict and coexistence"],"structure":{"bundles":[{"id":"describe","name":"Describe","description":"Landscape.","layers":[{"id":"overview","name":"Overview","description":"Overview.","findings":[{"id":"overview-finding","name":"Overview","description":"Overview.","questions":[{"text":"What is the religious composition of Nigeria, from surveys and estimates, given the absence of a religious census?","kind":"measurement"},{"text":"Is the figure current and sourced?","kind":"boundary"}]}]},{"id":"regions","name":"Regions","description":"Regions and states.","findings":[{"id":"regions-finding","name":"Regions","description":"Regions.","questions":[{"text":"How does religion vary between the north, the Middle Belt and the south, and in states such as Borno, Bauchi and Gombe?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which entry fits the specific state or community?","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"law","name":"Law","description":"Law and politics.","layers":[{"id":"constitution","name":"Constitution","description":"Constitution and sharia.","findings":[{"id":"constitution-finding","name":"Constitution","description":"Constitution.","questions":[{"text":"How do constitutional secularism and northern sharia codes coexist, with debates attributed?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Is the presentation neutral?","kind":"boundary"}]}]},{"id":"politics","name":"Politics","description":"Religion and politics.","findings":[{"id":"politics-finding","name":"Politics","description":"Politics.","questions":[{"text":"How does religion shape Nigerian politics, including power-sharing conventions, with positions attributed?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which references are standard?","kind":"provenance"}]}]}]},{"id":"relations","name":"Relations","description":"Coexistence and conflict.","layers":[{"id":"conflict","name":"Conflict","description":"Conflict.","findings":[{"id":"conflict-finding","name":"Conflict","description":"Conflict.","questions":[{"text":"What have monitors and scholars reported on interreligious violence, the Boko Haram insurgency and Middle Belt conflicts, with causes attributed to ethnicity, land and politics as well as religion?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Is the presentation neutral and attributed?","kind":"boundary"}]}]},{"id":"coexistence","name":"Coexistence","description":"Coexistence.","findings":[{"id":"coexistence-finding","name":"Coexistence","description":"Coexistence.","questions":[{"text":"What interfaith initiatives and everyday coexistence exist?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which sources are cited?","kind":"provenance"}]}]}]},{"id":"context","name":"Context","description":"History and culture.","layers":[{"id":"history","name":"History","description":"History.","findings":[{"id":"history-finding","name":"History","description":"History.","questions":[{"text":"How did Islam spread in the north, Christianity through missions in the south, and traditional religions persist, as historians describe?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which entry fits the history of religion in Nigeria?","kind":"action"}]}]},{"id":"culture","name":"Culture","description":"Religious culture.","findings":[{"id":"culture-finding","name":"Culture","description":"Culture.","questions":[{"text":"How do Pentecostal churches, Sufi orders and traditional festivals shape Nigerian culture?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which entry fits the specific tradition?","kind":"action"}]}]}]}]},"agentConduct":{"may":["Relay the religious composition of Nigeria from census and survey sources, noting that figures are disputed.","Describe the traditions present in Nigeria respectfully, including traditional religions.","Report intercommunal violence with attribution and without blaming whole communities."],"mustNot":["Present any religious group in Nigeria as the cause of conflict as a whole.","Present disputed population figures as settled.","Infer a person's religion from their name, region or ethnicity.","Spread content that incites hostility between religious communities."],"requiresHuman":["Publishing reports on religious violence in Nigeria."]},"ethics":{"considerations":["Religion in Nigeria intersects with ethnicity and politics; careless framing can inflame violence.","Victims on all sides deserve accurate and dignified reporting."],"affectedParties":["Muslims, Christians and followers of traditional religions in Nigeria","Victims of violence","Religious minorities"]},"owners":{"steward":"Nobody owns a religious landscape; communities hold their own traditions.","roles":[],"masterSystems":[]},"relations":[{"target":"Q13198592","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"},{"target":"religion on the Earth","type":"related","note":"in registry terms"},{"target":"Nigeria","type":"related","note":"the country"},{"target":"Constitution of Nigeria","type":"related","note":"section 10 on state religion"},{"target":"Boko Haram insurgency","type":"related","note":"in the northeast"}],"interaction":{"identity":{"applicability":"required","items":["Vercy registry: vr.tr.religion-in-nigeria","Wikidata: Q15731900 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15731900)"]},"properties":{"applicability":"not-applicable","items":["Muslims: about 50 percent - estimates, no religious census since 1963","Christians: about 45-50 percent - estimates","states applying sharia criminal law: 12 count - northern states"]},"recognition":{"applicability":"optional","items":["Religious landscape of Nigeria","Islam in the north, Christianity in the south, traditional religions, Hinduism, Baha i Faith; religion in Borno, Bauchi, Gombe and other states","Religion in neighbouring countries is separate; Nigerian diaspora religion is a related topic","Not a visible object; mosques, churches and shrines across Nigeria."]},"capabilities":{"applicability":"required","items":["relay statistics with sources","explain regional and legal landscape","present conflicts neutrally","route to communities and states"]},"hazards":{"applicability":"required","items":["Disputed or stale statistics","Presenting conflict narratives as settled or one-sided","Disrespectful presentation of any community","Conflating religion with ethnicity and politics"]},"interfaces":{"applicability":"required","items":["Constitution of Nigeria on freedom of religion and no state religion","Sharia penal codes in twelve northern states","Religious registration and blasphemy provisions in some states","International human rights monitoring"]},"context":{"applicability":"required","items":["Not applicable; a descriptive topic.","Islam in Nigeria including Sufi orders and Salafi movements","Christianity in Nigeria including Catholic, Anglican and Pentecostal churches","traditional religions such as Yoruba and Igbo traditions","Hinduism, Baha i Faith and other minorities","religion by state such as Borno, Bauchi and Gombe","interreligious relations and conflict"]}},"sources":[{"title":"Wikidata item Q15731900: religion in Nigeria","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15731900","note":"identity and sense of the item"},{"title":"Wikipedia: Religion in Nigeria","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Nigeria","note":"general description of the item"}],"openQuestions":["Should Islam in Nigeria and Christianity in Nigeria be separate primary entries?","How should survey and monitoring sources be linked?","The registry entry has merged aliases naming communities and states; should they be split off?"],"resources":{"spec":"/models/things/publications/thing-q15731900/spec.json"},"provenance":{"origin":"thing registry research (pass 2)","builtFrom":["models/things/publications/thing-q15731900/spec.json"],"providers":["Claude"],"researchStatus":"unreviewed","generatedAt":"2026-09-13T04:20:50Z","builder":"tools/build_cards.py@1.0.0"},"completeness":{"sections":{"classifiers":"filled","whatItIs":"filled","purpose":"filled","distinguishingFeatures":"filled","structure":"filled","agentConduct":"filled","ethics":"filled","owners":"filled","relations":"filled","interaction.identity":"filled","interaction.properties":"not-applicable","interaction.recognition":"filled","interaction.capabilities":"filled","interaction.hazards":"filled","interaction.interfaces":"filled","interaction.context":"filled","sources":"filled"},"notes":{"_gate":"Published through the thing publication gate 1.0 on 2026-10-06T19:51:54+00:00: completeness 1.00; sense: Wikidata description; 2 live sources; 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