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- ↑ "Bible Society of Nigeria's board meeting". Punch. Nigeria. 18 April 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
- ↑ "The Light from Zion Shines over Nigeria". Breaking Israel News. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
- ↑ "What we do". biblesociety-nigeria.org. Bible Society of Nigeria.
- ↑ "BSN @ 52: Nigeria would have been on fire if…. —Ajiboye". Vanguard. 11 March 2018.
- ↑ "Contact Us". Bible Society of Nigeria. 28 December 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- ↑ Latona, Olayinka (1 April 2018). "BSN unveils Kalabari, Okrika bibles". Vanguard News. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
- ↑ "We secure Nigerian languages through Bible translation — BSN boss". Vanguard News. 23 January 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- ↑ "BSN Completes Translation of Bible in 24 Nigerian Languages". THISDAYLIVE. 5 September 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- ↑ "Bible now in 24 Nigerian languages". The Sun Nigeria. 5 September 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- ↑ "About Us – Bible Guest House – Research and Development Center" . Retrieved 1 November 2019.
