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.
The National Security, Department of State and Related Programs Appropriations Act for the 2027 fiscal year was passed by the House on Wednesday in a 217-209 vote.
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 bill demands “holding foreign governments and bad actors accountable for persecuting people of faith.”
This measure, the bill indicates, includes “restricting assistance to Nigeria until measurable actions are taken to protect Christian communities suffering from religious violence.”
