A Nigerian minister and humanitarian urged the U.S. government to use peaceful methods to address religious persecution ...

The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Kukah, has denied reports suggesting that he claimed there was no persecution ...

Last year Trump said he would be designating Nigeria a “Country of Particular Concern” due to the high rate of anti-Christian ...

Evangelical Christians, including the Southern Baptist Convention, and other U.S. faith groups have sought intervention ...

Nigeria faces issues beyond religious tensions, including socio-political challenges and violence affecting the diverse ...

The Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the 19 Northern states and the Federal Capital Territory, Rev.

Experts say Trump’s narrative of a “holy war” in Nigeria threatens to inflame religious tensions and incite violence.

Members of the bipartisan U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom were dismayed by the state department's decision last month to remove Nigeria from a list of countries with "severe ...

KANO, Nigeria (AP) — Nonbelievers in Nigeria said they perennially have been treated as second-class citizens in the deeply religious country. KANO, Nigeria (AP) — When the megaphone called out for ...

The question is not whether contemporary violence in northern Nigeria is motivated by religion; the real question is why the commentariat is loath to admit it. Of the few guiding axioms of Nigerian ...

Nigeria is a multi-ethnic and multi-religious people. It has been confirmed that Nigerians are the ninth most religious people in the world. The main religious groups are Christians, Muslims, and ...