November 18, 2021

Just In! Buhari Hosts US Secretary Of State, Antony Blinken In Aso Villa [PHOTOS]

Abiola Olawale

Writer

Just In! Buhari Hosts US Secretary Of State, Antony Blinken In Aso Villa

Worsening Insecurity: Five policemen killed in Bauchi, Boko Haram abducts 12 women in Borno

...Tinubu pulls 100,000 policemen from VIPs in frantic effort to curb menace By Obinna Uballa Nigeria’s worsening security crisis continued over the weekend, with multiple attacks in some states, leaving five policemen dead, several communities traumatised, and at least 12 women abducted by suspected Boko Haram insurgents in Borno State. The violence unfolded amid renewed…

November 24, 2025 • News

Concern as audit uncovers N61bn financial breaches in NNPCL under Kyari, flags 28 major irregularities

By Obinna Uballa The Office of the Auditor-General for the Federation has uncovered more than N61 billion in questionable transactions involving the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), revealing a sweeping pattern of financial breaches, unverified expenditures and violations of federal regulations across the national oil company and its subsidiaries. The concerning findings are contained…

November 24, 2025 • News

States sink into debt crisis as unpaid arrears hit N1.06trn despite record revenues

By Obinna Uballa Nigeria’s subnational governments are facing deepening fiscal distress as 30 states piled up a combined N1.06 trillion in unpaid obligations to contractors and retirees in 2024, despite receiving the highest federal allocations in the country’s history. The troubling figures were contained in BudgIT’s newly released 2025 State of States report. The civic…

November 24, 2025 • News

President Muhammadu Buhari is currently holding a meeting with the United States of America’s (USA) Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

Blinken who arrived at the Aso Rock Villa at about 3:47 pm was received at the forecourt of the State House by State Chief of Protocol (SCOP), Ambassador Lawal Kazaure, who led him to the President’s office.

During the meeting, Blinken is expected to discuss the cooperation of Nigeria with the US on global health security, as well as ways on expanding energy access.

Shortly after the meeting, the Secretary of State will proceed to the office of the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo where they will sign some agreements between Nigeria and the US.

Just In! Buhari Hosts US Secretary Of State, Antony Blinken In Aso Villa

A press conference is also expected to hold after the whole meeting is concluded.

More to come soon…

Share this news

Headline