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US House passes bill to cut foreign aid to Nigeria

US House passes bill to cut foreign aid to Nigeria

By GhanaSummary NewsroomNigeria

This bill contains a provision to withhold all foreign assistance to Nigeria until the US can certify that the Nigerian government is taking effective steps to protect Christians from violence.

The US House of Representatives has passed a fiscal year spending bill with provisions to cut foreign assistance to Nigeria over alleged targeted violence against Christians and other vulnerable communities.” Mr Moore, who previously accused the Nigerian government of Christian genocide, had pushed for language in the FY2027 NSRP Appropriations Act to restrict assistance to Nigeria on the ground that “not enough has been done against Fulani Islamist terrorists in the Middle Belt.

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