Nigeria: Overview and U.S. Policy

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Jul 10, 2026

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Jul 22, 2026, 2:38 pm UTC

Authors: Lauren Ploch Blanchard

Source topics: Sub-Saharan Africa

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• HRES 235Supporting the demands of the #EndSARS movement for justice, accountability, and meaningful police and security sector reforms in Nigeria and calling upon the President and the Secretary of State to safeguard and promote the protection of freedoms of thought, assembly, and expression in Nigeria and around the world.
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• HRES 220Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the need to designate Nigeria a Country of Particular Concern for engaging in and tolerating systematic, ongoing, and egregious violations of religious freedom, and for other purposes.
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• HRES 594Condemning the persecution of Christians in Muslim-majority countries.
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• HR 5808To require the Secretary of State to designate the Federal Republic of Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern, to impose certain sanctions, and for other purposes.
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• HRES 860Commending President Trump for Redesignating Nigeria a Country of Particular Concern due to Nigeria's engagement in and tolerating systematic, ongoing, and egregious violations of religious freedom, and for other purposes.
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• HR 7457To require a comprehensive report on United States efforts to address religious persecution and mass atrocities in Nigeria.
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• HRES 866Condemning the persecution of Christians in Nigeria and standing ready to support President Donald J. Trump in taking decisive action to end the existential threat that persecuted Christians face in Nigeria.
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• HR 8595Making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes.
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• S 2747A bill to require the Secretary of State to designate the Federal Republic of Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern, to impose certain sanctions, and for other purposes.
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• HR 8800To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.
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• SRES 36A resolution reinforcing the United States-Nigeria relationship and urging the Government of Nigeria to conduct free, fair, transparent, and inclusive elections in 2023.
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• HRES 143Reaffirming the commitment of the House of Representatives to fortify relations with the people and Government of Nigeria and calling for the country to commit to a peaceful, credible, and timely electoral process.
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