Tinubu returns to Nigeria after four-week European stay
President Bola Tinubu has returned to Nigeria after spending four weeks in Europe. Channels Television reported that he arrived in Lagos from Paris aboard Nigerian Air Force One at about 6:22pm on Tuesday. His schedule is expected to include events marking Nigeria’s 66th Independence Anniversary.
President Bola Tinubu has returned to Nigeria after an extended stay in Europe, Channels Television reported. The President arrived in Lagos from Paris aboard Nigerian Air Force One on Tuesday. The aircraft reached the presidential wing of Murtala Muhammed International Airport at about 6:22pm, according to the report.
Journalists at the airport were barred from taking photographs or other visuals of Tinubu’s arrival. Media coverage was restricted as the aircraft moved towards the terminal. Tinubu left Nigeria on August 30, travelling first to London before continuing to Paris.
During his stay, he held engagements with French President Emmanuel Macron, including a dinner, according to the source. His return ends a four-week period outside Nigeria. The report did not provide details of the President’s full itinerary during the stay or give a reason for the restrictions placed on coverage of his arrival.
Tinubu is expected to take part in activities marking Nigeria’s 66th Independence Anniversary. The source did not specify the dates, venues or other participants for those events. No official statement or further details about the President’s immediate programme were included in the supplied material.
His return follows a period during which public reporting focused on his European engagements and absence from Nigeria.
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