President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Brasília, Brazil, to begin a state visit,
According to the presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, the president landed at the Brasilia International Airport on Monday at 12:30 am.
President Tinubu, who flew in from Los Angeles, United States, was received by senior Brazilian government officials at the Brasília Air Base.
Onanuga said Brazilian officials who welcomed the President included Ambassador Carlos Sérgio Sobral Duarte, Secretary for Africa and the Middle East and Ambassador Carlos José Areias Moreno Garcete, Ambassador of Brazil to Nigeria.
The Minister of State, Foreign Affairs, Bianca Ojukwu, was also at the Air Base reception.
President Tinubu is set to meet with the President of the Brazilian Senate at the National Congress, the President of the Chamber of Deputies, and the President of the Supreme Federal Court.
He is also expected to participate in the Nigeria-Brazil Business Forum as part of a packed programme
News edited by Favour Owonibi