Tinubu departs Brazil for Abuja after G20 summit
President Bola Tinubu departed Galeao Air Force Basa (SBGL) Airport, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Saturday for Abuja after attending the 19th G20 Leaders Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
The president will arrive at the Presidential Wing of Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, at 10.00 p.m. (Nigerian time).
Mr Tinubu had attended the G20 Leaders Summit, where he endorsed the global alliance against hunger and poverty, which he said was pivotal.
The president also held bilateral talks with Kristalina Georgieva, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund, who commended his administration’s economic reforms and their positive indicators.
He also presided over the signing of the $2.5 billion Letter of Intent between the Nigerian government and JBS S.A., a Brazilian company and one of the top three largest meat processing companies globally.
(NAN)
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