Nigeria, Feb. 27 -- The United States Congress has released a report outlining recommendations for Nigeria as it grapples with persistent insecurity.

Framed as a strategic reset in US-Nigeria relations, the proposals call for a comprehensive bilateral agreement between Washington and Abuja focused on combating terrorism, protecting vulnerable communities, strengthening economic cooperation, and countering the growing influence of Russia and China in West Africa.

The recommendations, emerging from a joint position of the House Appropriations Committee and the House Foreign Affairs Committee and shared publicly by Congressman Riley Moore on 24 February, 2026, centre on what US lawmakers describe as a "once-in-a-generation opportunity for ...