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Nigeria: U.S. Congress Recommends Measures to End Christian Persecution in Nigeria
- At the White House on Tuesday, lawmakers delivered a bipartisan report on alleged Christian persecution in Nigeria to President of the United States after months of investigation.
- The CPC history dates to 2020 when Nigeria was first listed and removed in 2021 under President Joe Biden, and President Donald Trump redesignated Nigeria as a CPC in October 2025, tasking Riley M. Moore and Tom Cole to lead a probe.
- The report recommends establishing a US–Nigeria bilateral security agreement, withholding certain US funds until Nigeria demonstrates measurable action, and implementing sanctions and visa restrictions against individuals the report says are "complicit" in persecution.
- With Congress now outlining potential diplomatic and financial consequences, the report could reshape US–Nigeria relations and face Nigerian officials' claims that violence stems from terrorism and banditry, warning sanctions may worsen tensions.
- High‑profile lawmakers including Brian Mast and Congressman Chris Smith visited IDP camps in Benue State, met victims, and consulted Nigerian officials like Nuhu Ribadu, while Kwankwaso cautioned against external narratives.
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US Republicans demand protection for Christians in Nigeria
US Republican lawmakers submitted a report to the White House this week calling for sweeping actions to end what they describe as the systematic persecution of Christians in Nigeria.The report, by Republicans on the House Appropriations and Foreign Affairs committees, recommends a bilateral security agreement, targeted sanctions, visa restrictions, more international partnerships, and demands for the repeal of sharia and anti-blasphemy laws in u…
After months of investigation, American parliamentarians presented a report to the White House on the alleged persecution of Christians in Nigeria on Monday, 24 February. The document, which was carried out by Christian right-wing officials, reiterates accusations deemed "unsubstantiated" by several observers and calls for targeted sanctions against certain individuals and groups accused of obstructing religious freedom in the country, following…
House Republicans Present Nigeria Christian Persecution Report to White House
Image generated by AI using user prompts. Congressman Riley M. Moore joined members of the House Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Affairs at the White House to present a report proposing actions to end the persecution of Christians in Nigeria and address rising extremist violence. The meeting followed President Trump’s October 31, 2025, redesignation of Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern. Christian activists had urged the Biden a…
Trump-Requested Report On Nigeria by Congressman Calls for Sanctions, Withholding Funds
Gage Skidmore via Wikimedia Commons U.S. Rep. Riley Moore, R-West Virginia, speaks at the 2025 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland, on Feb. 20, 2025. Rep. Riley Moore, R-West Virginia, also called for visa restrictions against religious freedom violators in Nigeria.
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