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People group profile · PG013788

The Gade of Nigeria

The Gade of Nigeria, numbering about 144,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of Nigeria.

They are an indigenous people in the Nupe people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Folk Islam, and they primarily speak Gade.

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AI-generated illustration, not a photograph. Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Gade

Fast facts

Country
Nigeria
Population
144,000
Affinity group
Sub-Saharan African Peoples
People cluster
Nupe
Primary language
Gade (ged)
Primary religion
Folk Islam
Strategic Progress Index ?
No Longer Unreached
Evangelical
2% or Greater but Less than 5%
GSEC ?
2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
Lostness priority ?
Minimally Reached People Group
Region
Western Africa, Africa

Where they live

Gospel status

The Gade are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 2% evangelical.

  • Congregations exist Yes
  • Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted

Next steps for the Gade

  • Pray for the churches among this group to grow in faithfulness and maturity
  • Equip believers to reach the unreached peoples around them
  • Send out laborers from this people to the nations

Primary religion

Folk Islam · Islam

10% adherents

Primary language

Gade · Atlantic-Congo family

100% speak Gade

Gospel resources in Gade

  • Bible not available
  • JESUS Film not available
  • Radio programs not available
  • Gospel recordings available
  • Audio resources not available
  • Bible stories not available

Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.

Pray for the Gade

  1. Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
  2. 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
  3. Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
  4. Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.

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