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Nigeria: Nigerian Lawmakers Seek Probe of Controversial Deal With EU
VOA, 10 July 2024
The Nigerian parliament on Tuesday called for an investigation of the Samoa Agreement, a pact federal authorities signed with the European Union, after a media report that some of… Read more »
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Nigeria: Samoa Agreement - Nigerian Govt Reports Daily Trust to Ombudsman
Premium Times, 10 July 2024
"The federal government insists that that report on the Samoa agreement was misleading, it was false and designed to create confusion in the land." Read more »
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Nigeria: Samoa Agreement - Nigerian Govt Threatens to Sue Daily Trust
Premium Times, 7 July 2024
The Nigerian govt says Daily Trust has a pattern of reporting falsehood against the government. Read more »
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Nigeria: Samoa Agreement - Govt's Position On Daily Trust
Daily Trust, 8 July 2024
Remarks by the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, held on Saturday, July 6, 2024, at the National Press Centre, Abuja. Read more »
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Nigeria: Samoa Agreement Has Nothing On Gay Rights, $150 Billion Deal - Nigerian Govt
Premium Times, 7 July 2024
He also said that the agreement did not mention LGBTQ or the rights of people involved in such activities. Read more »
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Nigeria: Nigerian Govt Clarifies Samoa Agreement, Says Not Related to Same-Sex Marriage
Premium Times, 4 July 2024
Mr Mohammed said Nigeria has "an existing legislation against same-sex relationships." Read more »
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Nigeria: $150bn Loan - Reactions Trail Signing of Samoa Agreement
Leadership, 5 July 2024
Amid criticisms, the federal government has defended its signing of the Samoa Agreement at the Organisation of African, Caribbean, and Pacific States (OACPS) Secretariat in… Read more »
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Nigeria: Samoa Agreement Signed in Interest of Nigeria, Says Federal Govt
Leadership, 5 July 2024
The Federal Government has reacted to the media report about a purported Samoa Deal, suggesting that it has accepted to recognise the rights of LGBT community in Nigeria in… Read more »
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Nigeria: Samoa Agreement in Interest of Nigeria - Govt
Vanguard, 5 July 2024
The Federal Government yesterday defended the SAMOA Agreement, saying it was signed in the interest of Nigeria. Read more »
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Leadership, 4 July 2024
One of the media aides in the Presidency, Abdulaziz Abdulaziz, has rubbished a news report, titled 'LGBT: Nigeria signs $150 billion Samoa deal', suggesting that President Bola… Read more »
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Nigeria: Our Law On Same Sex Marriage Supersedes Samoa Agreement - Govt
Daily Trust, 4 July 2024
The Federal Government has confirmed signing Samoa agreement, saying the law on same sex marriage supersedes the agreement. Read more »
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Nigeria: Samoa Agreement Not Detrimental to Nigeria's Interest - Govt
This Day, 4 July 2024
The Federal government has assured that the $150 billion Samoa Agreement which the country signed on June 28, 2024 at the Organisation of African, Caribbean, and Pacific States… Read more »
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Nigeria: LGBT - Nigeria Signs $150 Billion Samoa Deal
Daily Trust, 4 July 2024
Some clerics, rights activists, and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Nigeria are furious following the decision of the federal government to sign the controversial Samoa… Read more »
Nigeria's Samoa Deal Sparks Controversy Amid LGBTQI+ Concerns
The government's decision to sign a $150 billion Samoa Deal has sparked controversy due to claims of an LGBTQI+ clause. Reports suggest that the agreement includes provisions requiring underdeveloped and developing nations to support LGBTQI+ rights as a condition for receiving financial and other forms of aid from advanced countries.
Minister of Information, Mohammed Idris, said the Samoa Agreement, signed by Nigeria in June, is "nothing but a vital legal framework for cooperation between the OACPS and the European Union, to promote sustainable development, fight climate change and its effects, generate investment opportunities, and foster collaboration among OACPS Member States at the international stage."
Mohammed said Nigeria has "an existing legislation against same-sex relationships" and, contrary to reports, the Samoa Agreement does not invalidate any of Nigeria's laws.
