President Tinubu Departs Japan For Brazil

President Bola Tinubu has left Yokohama, Japan, en route to Brazil for a state visit. According to a statement on Friday morning by Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu’s special adviser on information and strategy, the president departed Japan on Thursday night and will stop in Los Angeles before continuing to Brasília, where his official visit begins on August 24.

Tinubu left Nigeria on August 15, had a layover in Dubai, and arrived in Japan on August 18 to attend the ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD9). The conference, initiated by the Japanese government and co-hosted by the UNDP, African Union Commission, and World Bank, focused on Africa’s economic transformation, business environment improvements, and private investment-led innovation.

Onanuga noted that the president also held bilateral meetings and engaged with Nigerians living in Japan during his stay.