Antony Blinken, the Secretary of State to the United States of America, has arrived in Nigeria.
Mr Blinken flew in Tuesday evening as part of his tour to the West African sub-region.
The tour which began January 21, saw the Secretary of State visiting Cape Verde and Ivory Coast before arriving the most populous country in Africa.
From Nigeria, Mr Blinken who is expected to complete the tour on January 26, will move to Angola.
He is currently meeting with President Bola Tinubu in Abuja and will proceed from there to Lagos for another meeting where he will meet with the business community.
