Just In: Photos As President Tinubu Arrives Nigeria After 2-Nation Visit
Written by News Desk on August 28, 2025
President Bola Tinubu has returned to Nigeria after his official visits to Japan and Brazil.
The President arrived Abuja in the early hours of Thursday and was received by top government officials.
The presidential jet took off from Brasília International Airport Air Force Base at 12:57 pm (local time).
Amb. Carlos Sérgio Sobral Duarte, Secretary for Africa and the Middle East and Amb Carlos José Areias Moreno Garcete, Ambassador of Brazil to Nigeria, were present at the airport to bid farewell to the President.
The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu and other government officials were also at the airport.
A guard of honour, led by Col. Cel Nicolas, was part of the brief departure ceremony.
President Tinubu arrived in Brasília early on Monday, August 25, for the strategic diplomatic engagement.
The President had earlier attended the 9th meeting of the Tokyo International Conference for African Development while in Yokohama, Japan.
He departed Abuja, Nigeria on the August 14 and had a stop over in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, before he proceeded to Japan.
