{"id":901,"date":"2025-08-30T08:53:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-30T08:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=901"},"modified":"2025-08-30T01:54:31","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T01:54:31","slug":"tinubu-returns-after-japan-brazil-trips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=901","title":{"rendered":"Tinubu returns after Japan, Brazil trips"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>President Bola Ahmed Tinubu returned to Abuja around 1:20am on Thursday after concluding a three-day state visit to Brazil that yielded a raft of bilateral agreements and high-level engagements aimed at deepening Nigeria\u2019s economic and diplomatic ties with South America\u2019s largest economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The President, who arrived aboard the presidential jet, was received at the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport by a high-powered delegation of political leaders and senior government officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tiwa Savage - You4Me (Official Lyric Video)\" width=\"980\" height=\"735\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JF3aUxOWgwk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Among those present were Governors Caleb Mutfwang (Plateau); Uba Sani (Kaduna); Hope Uzodinma (Imo) and AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq (Kwara).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also on hand to welcome the President were Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas; Deputy Senate President, Barau Jibrin; Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila; National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu; and some Ministers, including Nyesom Wike (FCT); Abubakar Atiku Bagudu (Budget and Economic Planning) and Bello Matawalle (Defence, State).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President Tinubu\u2019s visit to Brazil was marked by the signing of five Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) covering aviation, trade, science, diplomacy, and finance.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At a joint press conference in Bras\u00edlia, he welcomed the imminent return of Petrobras, Brazil\u2019s state-owned oil giant, to Nigeria\u2014five years after it halted its joint ventures.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe have the largest gas repository. So I don\u2019t see why Petrobras doesn\u2019t join as a partner in Nigeria as soon as possible. I appreciate President Lula\u2019s promise that this will be done,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The agreements also included a Bilateral Air Services Agreement, paving the way for direct flights between Lagos and S\u00e3o Paulo, to be operated by Air Peace.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other MoUs targeted political consultations, scientific collaboration, and agricultural financing through Nigeria\u2019s Bank of Agriculture and Brazil\u2019s National Bank for Economic and Social Development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Beyond the MoUs, President Tinubu underscored his administration\u2019s economic reforms, assuring Brazilian investors of a stable, transparent financial climate.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He cited Nigeria\u2019s capital market growth as evidence of renewed investor confidence and pledged continued reforms to \u201cunlock capital, protect investors, and drive innovation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a meeting with Nigerians in Brazil, Tinubu called on the diaspora to contribute actively to nation-building, pledging technology-driven development and food security as the pillars of a prosperous future.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe must bring Nigeria to the forefront of Africa\u2019s progress, driven by technology, food sovereignty, and the courage to change our destiny,\u201d he told the gathering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The visit, which featured red-carpet honours, bilateral meetings with President Luiz In\u00e1cio Lula da Silva, and cultural engagements, signalled what both leaders described as a new era in Nigeria\u2013Brazil relations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tinubu\u2019s state visit to Brazil was preceded by his participation at the recently concluded ninth edition of the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD9). <a href=\"https:\/\/thenationonlineng.net\/just-in-tinubu-returns-after-japan-brazil-trips\/\">(Nation)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Bola Ahmed Tinubu returned to Abuja around 1:20am on Thursday after concluding a three-day state visit to Brazil that yielded a raft of bilateral agreements and high-level engagements aimed at deepening Nigeria\u2019s economic and diplomatic ties with South America\u2019s largest economy. 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