US Lawmakers Tether Nigeria Aid to National Security

US Lawmakers Tether Nigeria Aid to National Security

American lawmakers have moved to halve financial assistance to Nigeria unless President Bola Tinubu’s administration proves it can protect the country’s Christian minority. The House Appropriations Committee passed the Fiscal Year 2027 National Security bill on Wednesday, introducing a sharp ultimatum to Abuja. Under the new provisions, 50 per cent of all foreign assistance funds…

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Ted Cruz Alleges Nigeria Complicity in Attacks

  A United States senator has levelled serious allegations against Nigerian government officials, accusing them of complicity in attacks against Christians, even as a former Nigerian minister dismissed claims of religious genocide as “fake news” during a separate engagement in the United Kingdom. Senator Ted Cruz made the assertion during a Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee…

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