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Trump adds Nigeria to exclusive list of nations violating religious freedom
US President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung (not pictured) on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders' summit in Gyeongju, South Korea, October 29, 2025.
US President Donald Trump said on Friday that Christianity faces a threat in Nigeria and he was adding the West African nation to a State Department watch list.
"Christianity is facing an existential threat in Nigeria. Thousands of Christians are being killed. Radical Islamists are responsible for this mass slaughter," Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social.
He said he was putting Nigeria, Africa's top oil producer and most populous country, on a "Countries of Particular Concern" list of nations the U.S. finds have engaged in religious freedom violations. The list includes China, Myanmar, North Korea, Russia and Pakistan, among others, according to the State Department website.
Trump said he was asking US Representatives Riley Moore and Tom Cole, as well as the House of Representatives Appropriations Committee, to look into the matter and report back to him.
