Koinonia Global, also known as Eternity Network International, was founded in 2011 by Apostle Joshua Selman Nimmak in Zaria, Kaduna State — a city with a Muslim-majority population and a long, complex history of interfaith tension. That location was not incidental. It shaped everything about how this ministry grew, how it serves, and who it serves.
Apostle Joshua Selman was born in Jos, Plateau State, and traces deep roots to Northern Nigeria. He studied Chemistry at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, one of Nigeria’s premier federal universities, before leaving a career in the sciences to pursue ministry full-time. His academic background is evident in how he teaches — structured, layered, and precise — and it has contributed significantly to the unusual demographic the ministry attracts: predominantly young, educated Nigerians who describe Koinonia’s weekly sessions as formative to their professional and personal development, not just their spiritual lives.
Since its founding, every Koinonia meeting has been entirely free. No admission fee. No paid streaming. No paywall on recorded content. For well over a decade, Apostle Selman has delivered weekly teachings covering faith, leadership, personal economics, purpose, and national identity without charging a single naira for access. Millions of young Nigerians across the country and in the diaspora have engaged with this content, and the shaping effect on how a generation of Nigerians thinks about work, ambition, character, and community has been widely observed and documented. This constitutes one of the largest sustained free intellectual investments in Nigerian youth that any single religious figure has made in recent history.
The ministry’s community impact extends far beyond free teaching. Built in Northern Nigeria, among communities where Christian-Muslim relations are frequently tested, Koinonia Global has maintained a posture of service that crosses religious and ethnic lines consistently.
DISASTER RELIEF
₦200 Million Donated to Plateau Attack Victims — April 2026
On April 15, 2026, Apostle Joshua Selman visited Government House in Jos and donated over ₦200 million in cash and relief materials to victims of recent attacks in Plateau State. The package included approximately 3,000 bags of rice and other essential supplies worth over ₦100 million, alongside ₦100 million in direct cash support for affected families. Distribution was coordinated in partnership with the Plateau State Government and the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) to ensure the aid reached the hardest-hit communities. Apostle Selman, describing himself as a son of the soil, said: “We came not just as ministers of the gospel, but as sons of the soil, to stand with the people in this difficult time and to encourage hope.” Governor Caleb Mutfwang publicly thanked the ministry, stating that the visit was “a strong show of solidarity with the government and people of Plateau in a time of grief.”
Source: The Punch, April 2026 — punchng.com · Premium Times, April 2026 — premiumtimesng.com/regional/north-central/872109 · QED.ng — qed.ng/apostle-selman-donates-n200m-food-items-to-plateau-attack-victims · Politics Nigeria — politicsnigeria.com
HUMANITARIAN
Documented Ongoing Humanitarian and Charity Work Across Northern and Central Nigeria
Multiple published sources including Daily Post Nigeria confirm Apostle Selman’s sustained humanitarian and charity work across Northern and Central Nigeria. Built in Zaria, a Muslim-majority city with a documented history of interfaith tension, Koinonia Global has maintained consistent cross-faith community engagement throughout its existence. The ministry’s geographic positioning in the North gives its service record particular significance — it operates in communities where the church’s presence itself requires intentional relationship-building across religious lines.
Source: Daily Post Nigeria, August 2025 — dailypost.ng