US congress okays 50% cut in aid to Nigeria over Christian persecution
S assistance to Nigeria will be withheld until the Secretary of State certifies that Abuja had taken measurable actions to protect Christian communities suffering from religious violence.
S assistance to Nigeria will be withheld until the State Department certifies that the Nigerian government has taken measurable steps to protect Christians from religiously-motivated violence.
The bill further directed the Secretary of State to consider, in the annual International Religious Freedom Report, the impact of Nigeria’s blasphemy laws on religious freedom.
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