Tinubu returns to Nigeria after France, South Africa trips

President Bola Tinubu has returned to Nigeria after his official trips to France and South Africa.

The Nigerian Air Force 1 that conveyed Tinubu touched down at the presidential wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport at about 9:10 pm on Wednesday.

The president was received by Abdullahi Ganduje, national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC); Femi Gbajabiamila, the chief of staff (CoS); Nyesom Wike, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT); Nuhu Ribadu, the national security adviser (NSA); among other top government officials.

Tinubu was in France from November 27 to December 1 for a three-day state visit at the invitation of his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron.

On December 1, he left France for Cape Town to co-chair the 11th session of the Nigeria-South Africa Bi-National Commission (BNC) meeting alongside President Cyril Ramaphosa.