Tinubu Hosts US Military Delegation at Aso Rock

President Bola Tinubu on Sunday, February 8, received a high-level United States military delegation at the Presidential Villa, Aso Rock, Abuja.

The delegation was led by the Commander of the United States Africa Command (USAFRICOM), General Dagvin R. Anderson, and included the Chargé d’Affaires of the U.S. Embassy in Nigeria, Mr. Keith Heffern, alongside other senior officials.

The meeting took place at the State House, with President Tinubu welcoming the visitors in the presence of the National Security Adviser, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, and Nigeria’s service chiefs.

The visit was confirmed in a statement by the Special Assistant to the President on Social Media, Mr. Dada Olusegun, who disclosed that the President received General Anderson, members of his team, and the U.S. envoy at the Villa.

Although details of the closed-door talks were not made public, the engagement comes amid strengthening security cooperation between Nigeria and the United States.

The meeting also follows reports that the United States recently deployed a small contingent of troops to Nigeria on February 3, marking the first officially acknowledged U.S. military presence in the country since airstrikes targeted terrorist positions on Christmas Day 2025.