President Bola Tinubu is back in Abuja following a strategic state visit to Brazil.
The trip aimed to strengthen Nigeria’s relationship with Latin America’s biggest economy and broaden its global alliances for national development.
His plane touched down at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja at 1:20 a.m. on Wednesday, where senior government officials welcomed him.
Tinubu had left Brasília on Tuesday afternoon, with his jet departing the International Airport Air Force Base at 12:57 p.m.
Brazilian diplomats, including Ambassador Carlos Sérgio Sobral Duarte, Secretary for Africa and the Middle East, and Ambassador Carlos José Areias Moreno Garcete, Brazil’s Ambassador to Nigeria, were there to see him off.
Nigeria’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, and other senior officials also witnessed the departure, which featured a guard of honour led by Col. Cel Nicolas.
The President had arrived in Brasília on Monday, August 25, to a red-carpet welcome and full military honours at the Palácio do Planalto, a gesture underscoring the importance Brazil attaches to its relations with Nigeria.
In his bilateral talks with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Tinubu secured the signing of five Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) covering aviation, foreign affairs, science and technology, and agriculture, sectors critical to Nigeria’s economic rebound.
Beyond ceremony, the agreements directly address the administration’s urgent priorities: enhancing food security, stimulating industrial growth, and positioning Nigeria as an investment destination.
Persecondnews reports that this visit could prove to be one of the most significant diplomatic efforts of the Tinubu administration.
It comes as Petrobras prepares to re-establish its presence in Nigeria, Air Peace gets ready to begin direct flights between Lagos and São Paulo, and new cooperation agreements are finalized.
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