India, Nov. 2 -- Hours after being placed on the US State Department's watch list of "countries of particular concern," Nigeria dismissed President Donald Trump's claim that Christianity in the country faces an "existential threat."

Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in a detailed X post, clarified that the country's constitution protects citizens of all faiths, and also expressed willingness to work in close coordination with the US to protect the communities better.

"The characterisation of Nigeria as religiously intolerant does not reflect our national reality, nor does it take into consideration the consistent and sincere efforts of the government to safeguard freedom of religion and beliefs for all Nigerians," a part of Tinubu's...