Anti-terrorism and limits of lobbying in int’l diplomacy By Guardian Editorial Board on February 11, 2026: Recommended Nigerian Newspaper Report 25
THE diverse public reactions engendered by the Federal Government’s hiring of lobbyists to strengthen ongoing diplomatic collaboration with the United States on security are understandable. Many Nigerians are naturally alarmed by the $9 million reportedly being paid by Nigeria to a professional lobbyist. Certainly, that amount is princely for many states or local governments even in these days of galloping inflation. Other Nigerians construe the action as a desperate act by the government to convince the United States that terrorists’ killings in the country are not targeted at any particular group. President Trump and some in the U.S. Congress hold the view that there is Christian genocide in Nigeria.
