Dare Babalola
President Bola Tinubu and First Lady Oluremi Tinubu touched down in Nigeria on Friday after a two-day state visit to the United Kingdom.
Video footage shared on X by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Public Communication, Sunday Dare, captured the moment the presidential aircraft touched down, with senior government officials, including Senate President Godswill Akpabio, on hand to receive the presidential couple.
“A President arrives home. Excitement as President Tinubu returns to Nigeria after a resoundingly successful state visit to the UK,” Dare wrote.
Also, his spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, confirmed that the President would observe the festive break in Lagos.
“President Tinubu and First Lady Remi Tinubu are heading for Lagos for the Sallah,” Onanuga wrote on X.
During his visit to the UK, Tinubu called for deeper trade and economic cooperation between both countries, stressing the importance of strengthening longstanding bilateral relations through increased investment and commercial partnerships.
A key engagement of the trip was his meeting with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at 10 Downing Street, where discussions focused on economic reforms, global challenges, security, and climate change.
Tinubu described the visit as “very thrilling and significant,” noting that Nigeria is undergoing major economic reforms and must work closely with international partners to improve citizens’ welfare.
One of the major outcomes of the visit was the signing of a £746 million agreement aimed at modernising infrastructure at the Apapa and Tin Can Island ports in Lagos.
