Temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Groundbreaking Ceremony

The groundbreaking ceremony for the Eket Nigeria Temple will be held on Saturday, November 28, 2026. Elder D. Martin Goury, a member of the Africa West Area Presidency, will preside at the event. The temple will rise on a 7-acre site located on Eket/Oron Road in the village of Ikot Ibiok in the Eket local government area of Akwa Ibom State. Plans call for a temple of approximately 18,850 square feet with an adjacent meetinghouse.

Temple Rendering

On October 12, 2026, the official rendering of the Eket Nigeria Temple was released to the public.¹

Temple Site

On April 22, 2025, the location of the Eket Nigeria Temple was announced as a 7-acre site located on Eket/Oron Road in the village of Ikot Ibiok in the Eket local government area of Akwa Ibom State. Plans call for a single-story temple of approximately 18,850 square feet with an on-site meetinghouse.²

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.³