Nigeria, Oct. 8 -- The House of Representatives has expressed serious concern over a bill recently introduced in the United States Senate seeking to classify Nigeria as a "Country of Particular Concern" (CPC) for alleged violations of religious freedom.

The motion, brought under Matters of Urgent Public Importance by Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu on Wednesday called for a coordinated diplomatic and domestic response to what he described as "a mischaracterisation of Nigeria's complex security and religious freedom landscape."

The motion is titled "Urgent Need for a Coordinated Diplomatic and Domestic Response to the Proposed Nigeria Religious Freedom Accountability Act of 2025 (US Senate Bill S.2747) and to Mischaracterisations of Nigeria...