Editor’s note: This story has been updated to correctly identify the summit in Washington this week. It is the International ...

United States lawmakers on Wednesday renewed criticism of Nigeria’s human rights record, raising fresh concerns over ...

A yearslong effort to convince Washington of religious persecution is shifting foreign policy toward the West African nation, ...

United States lawmakers revisited concerns of religious freedom in Nigeria during a hearing on the topic on Wednesday in ...

A mix of allies and sometimes colliding ideas and goals shared the stage at the International Religious Freedom Summit in ...

Nigeria's First Lady is seeking a stronger U.S. partnership against terrorism as lawmakers debate ongoing violence affecting Christian communities nationwide.

Nigeria “must do more to protect Christians,” a senior U.S. State Department official demanded on Jan. 22, 2026, during a ...

EXCLUSIVE — The security problems facing Nigeria are too complex to be considered an intentional persecution of Christians, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The timing and nature of the attack placed the fate of Nigerian Christians in stark relief. On Monday, in the early hours of the ...

A Washington lawmaker has sponsored legislation calling on the U.S. State Department to advance religious freedom and protect persecuted Christians in Nigeria, telling Military.com that the situation ...

The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has requested clarifications over the presence of American troops in Nigeria.