‘FG spent ₦500m, $9m on image campaign, U.S lobbying to counter Christian persecution allegations’ – Report

FG on image campaign, U.S lobbying

…Nigeria chose PR over tackling insecurity” – U.S Senator The Federal Government spent ₦500 million in 2025 on an emergency strategic communications campaign to counter international allegations of Christian persecution in Nigeria, even as it separately secured a $9 million contract with a United States lobbying firm to influence U.S. policymakers on the country’s security and religious freedom record. Records on the Federal Government’s expenditure tracking platform, GovSpend, show that ₦500 million was released on December 19, 2025 to the Office of the Special Adviser to the President on Media…

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