… Future aid to be determined by FG’s facilitation of IDPs safe return
•Earmarks $2m to tackle violence in M-Belt region
By Nkiruka Nnorom & favour Ulebor
The United States House of Representatives has approved a 50 percent cut in assistance to Nigeria over what it described as the federal government’s failure to protect Christian communities from religiously-motivated violence.
The National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs (NSRP) Appropriations Bill, passed by the House Wednesday, provides a total discretionary allocation of $47.32 billion, which is $2.69 billion or 6 percent below the FY2026 enacted level.
