Nigerian lawmakers seek probe of controversial deal with EU

FILE - Kenyan gay and lesbian organizations demonstrate against harsh anti-LGBTQ+ laws, in Nairobi on Feb. 7, 2014. Nigerian lawmakers on July 10, 2024, criticized a multinational agreement with the European Union that some say could promote same-sex relationships.

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 the deal’s clauses could promote same-sex relationships.