President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is on his way back to Abuja from Brazil following a state visit aimed at strengthening relations between Nigeria and Brazil.
The Independent Mirror reports that this was contained in a statement signed by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information & Strategy, on Wednesday, August 27, 2025.
The presidential jet departed from Brasília International Airport Air Force Base at 12:57 p.m. (local time).
Amb. Carlos Sérgio Sobral Duarte, Secretary for Africa and the Middle East, and Amb. Carlos José Areias Moreno Garcete, Brazil’s Ambassador to Nigeria, was present at the airport to bid farewell to the President.
Nigeria’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, along with other government officials, was also at the airport. A guard of honour, led by Col. Cel Nicolas, featured in the brief departure ceremony.
President Tinubu arrived in Brasília on Monday, August 25, for a strategic diplomatic engagement.
Upon his arrival, Brazil rolled out the red carpet and accorded the Nigerian leader full of military honours at the Palácio do Planalto.
During the visit, President Tinubu held bilateral talks with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and other senior Brazilian officials.
Both leaders also witnessed the signing of five Memoranda of Understanding covering aviation, foreign affairs, science and technology, and agriculture—key sectors central to Nigeria’s development agenda.
