InnerCity Mission runs 19 free schools across Nigeria

The InnerCity Mission, the charity arm of Christ Embassy (LoveWorld), reported operating 19 tuition-free schools spread across all six geopolitical zones of Nigeria.

The InnerCity Mission for Children was founded by Christ Embassy, also known as LoveWorld, to tackle child poverty through food, education and family support programmes. Education is one of its most visible efforts in Nigeria. At a December 2025 briefing reported by Vanguard, the mission's director said the organisation operates 19 free schools across all six geopolitical zones of the country, and that each school draws children from at least eleven surrounding villages, which extends its reach well beyond the host community. Reporting by ThisDay in October 2025 described the model in more detail. Pupils pay no tuition and receive two meals a day, along with free uniforms, books, shoes and school bags. The flagship Lagos campus includes computer rooms, a library, a skills centre, a dispensary and a kitchen. ThisDay named campuses in Festac, Ibeju-Lekki and Badagry in Lagos, Murbai in Taraba, Simawa in Ogun, Iguobazuwa and Ewu in Edo, Yola in Adamawa and Owerri in Imo, with further schools then being built in Warri and Port Harcourt. Reported counts vary with the date. ThisDay cited fourteen completed schools in October 2025, a figure that appears to include campuses outside Nigeria, while the Warri school commissioned in 2025 was described as the 13th Nigerian campus. The figure of 19 is the mission's own most recent statement and should be read as self-reported. The mission says the free schools are expanding under a campaign to open 100 more.