Nigeria, July 18 -- Since the Daily Trust newspaper's lead story a few days ago, which alleged that the provisions of the SAMOA Agreement that the Federal Government signed requires Nigeria to accept or recognise LGBTQ or gay rights, as a pre-condition for a loan of $150 billion (one hundred and fifty billion dollars), the country has been on the edge.

The SAMOA Agreement, is a broad legal framework between the European Union and some members of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS). The agreement, signed in Brussels on 28 June, was named after the Pacific Island nation of SAMOA, in recognition of the fact that it was the first country to sign it in 2023, and also to honour SAMOA's leadership and commitment to...