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Tinubu Receives Dangote, Rabiu and Senior Political Visitors in Lagos

Source: Channels Television · 02 Oct 2026, 21:18 UTC
Tinubu Receives Dangote, Rabiu and Senior Political Visitors in Lagos
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President Bola Tinubu held separate meetings with business leaders Aliko Dangote and Abdul Samad Rabiu, as well as Plateau State Governor Caleb Mutfwang and Senate President Godswill Akpabio, at his Ikoyi residence in Lagos on Friday. The engagements brought together representatives of Nigeria’s private sector, states and National Assembly.

President Bola Tinubu received a series of visitors at his Ikoyi residence in Lagos on Friday, including prominent business leaders and senior political figures. Those received by the president included Aliko Dangote, president of Dangote Group, and Abdul Samad Rabiu, founder and chairman of BUA Group. The meetings were held separately, according to Channels Television.

Tinubu also met Plateau State Governor Caleb Mutfwang and Senate President Godswill Akpabio. Photographs showed the president alongside each visitor during the engagements. The visits brought together figures from major areas of public life, including private enterprise, the National Assembly and state government.

The source did not provide details of the discussions or indicate whether the meetings were linked to a particular policy announcement. Dangote and Rabiu are among Nigeria’s most prominent industrialists, while Akpabio leads the Senate and Mutfwang heads Plateau State. Their meetings with the president took place at his Lagos residence.

No further information was provided about the duration of the visits, the issues discussed or any decisions arising from them. Channels Television reported the meetings as a series of engagements and published images of the president with the visitors.

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