The United States House Appropriations Committee will lead a joint congressional briefing on Tuesday, focusing on the increasing persecution of Christians in Nigeria, committee officials have confirmed.
US Congressman Riley Moore shared a notice on X confirming that Mario Díaz-Balart, Vice Chair of the House Appropriations Committee and Chairman of the National Security Subcommittee, will host the session. He will be joined by members from the Appropriations, Foreign Affairs, and Financial Services Committees.
Officials from the US Commission on International Religious Freedom and other experts are expected to contribute during the briefing.
The session aims “to highlight the escalating violence and targeted attacks on Christians in Nigeria,” according to the announcement.
Testimonies gathered during the roundtable will help inform a detailed report “mandated by President Trump on the massacre of Nigerian Christians and actions Congress can take to support White House efforts protecting vulnerable faith groups worldwide.”
Committee representatives stated that the briefing will equip lawmakers with vital insights into the challenges faced by religious minorities.
“The roundtable will collect essential testimony to support a comprehensive report,” the statement added.
This briefing coincides with deepened US–Nigeria security collaboration.
President Bola Tinubu recently authorised Nigeria’s delegation to the US–Nigeria Joint Working Group, created to execute security agreements from high-level talks in Washington led by National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu.
The group, comprising senior ministers and security officials, focuses on boosting counterterrorism, intelligence sharing, border protection, and coordinating humanitarian and civilian security efforts.
This initiative follows growing concerns over terrorism, banditry, and attacks on Christians in Nigeria, leading to increased US oversight and calls for enhanced protection of vulnerable faith communities.
