On Sunday, February 8, President Bola Tinubu received a senior United States military delegation at the Presidential Villa, Aso Rock, in 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, along with other senior officials.
The meeting took place at the State House, with the President welcoming the visitors in the company of the National Security Adviser, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, and the nation’s service chiefs.
The visit was confirmed in a statement by the Special Assistant to the President on Social Media, Mr. Dada Olusegun, who said President Bola Ahmed Tinubu received General Anderson, his team, and the U.S. envoy at the State House, Abuja.
Although details of the closed-door discussions were not disclosed, the engagement comes amid deepening security cooperation between Nigeria and the United States.
The meeting also follows reports that the United States recently deployed a small team 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.
