BREAKING: US Places Nigerian, Companies on Terror Financing Blacklist (Full List)

• The United States has blacklisted a Nigerian national and three Nigerian companies over alleged links to ISIS financing, accusing them of helping facilitate the movement of funds for the terrorist group across borders.

The United States government has imposed sanctions on a Nigerian man and three companies operating in Nigeria over their alleged involvement in financing activities linked to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).

The latest sanctions are part of a broader action targeting three individuals and six entities across Europe, the Middle East, and West Africa accused of helping ISIS move money across borders.

According to a statement by U.S. Department of State spokesperson Thomas Pigott, the Nigerian national identified is:

• Mukhtar Adamu Muhammad (also known as Adamu Mukhtar or Muhammad Mukhtar)
• Address: No. 45 Abimbola Street, Off Capital Road, Morcas, Agege, Lagos State, Nigeria

The U.S. alleged that Muhammad was linked to ISIS West Africa and that his money exchange businesses served as channels for financing the terrorist organisation.

Full List of Nigerian Companies Designated by the US

1. Generation Currency Bureau de Change Limited – RC 1555604
2. Manhattan Bureau de Change Limited – RC 1763824, located at No. 59 Murtala Mohammed Way, Wapa, Kano State
3. Nine to Nine Exchange Bureau de Change Limited – RC 1462752, Ikeja, Lagos State

The U.S. government alleged that the businesses were connected to Mukhtar Adamu Muhammad and formed part of a wider financial network used to facilitate ISIS operations.

Pigott said the designated network spans several countries, including France, Syria, Türkiye, and Nigeria, and was responsible for helping ISIS transfer funds internationally.

The United States also reaffirmed its partnership with Nigeria in combating terrorism, noting that both countries recently cooperated in an operation that led to the killing of Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, described as ISIS’s second-in-command.

“We will continue to use every diplomatic and legal tool available to hold ISIS and its supporters accountable—wherever they operate and however they move money,” Pigott said.

The sanctions were imposed under Executive Order 13224, which targets individuals and organisations linked to terrorism and terrorist financing.

The Nigerian government has yet to officially respond to the latest U.S. designations.