The Digest:
The Federal Government has engaged a US lobbying firm under a $9 million contract to communicate its efforts in protecting Nigerian Christians to American policymakers.
Key Points:
- The NSA, through Kaduna-based Aster Legal, hired US firm DCI Group for $9 million.
- The six-month contract aims to showcase Nigeria’s actions to protect Christian communities.
- An initial payment of $4.5 million was made to the firm in December 2025.
- The move responds to the US designation of Nigeria as a “country of particular concern.”
- The agreement can be terminated by either party with 60 days’ notice.
- It seeks to maintain US support in countering jihadist groups in West Africa.
- This follows US airstrikes in Sokoto and Trump’s threats to intervene in Nigeria.
Source: The Cable, Channels TV
