Tinubu to depart Abuja Thursday for trip to Japan, Brazil

President Bola Tinubu will today embark on foreign trips to Japan and Brazil.

Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, who confirmed this in a statement yesterday said the President will touched down in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, before proceeding to Japan.

While in Japan, the Nigerian President is billed to attend the Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD9) in the City of Yokohama from August 20 to 22.

With the theme “Co-create Innovative Solutions with Africa,” the conference will focus on Africa’s economic transformation and improvements in the business environment and institutions through private investment and innovation. It will also promote a resilient and sustainable African society for human security, peace, and stability.

Tinubu will also hold bilateral meetings and meet the chief executive officers of some Japanese companies with investments in Nigeria.

“Initiated in 1993 by the Japanese government and co-hosted by the United Nations, UNDP, the African Union Commission, and the World Bank, TICAD is a triennial conference held alternately in Japan and Africa. The last one took place in August 2022 in Tunisia.

“This follows an invitation by the Brazilian President, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

“While in Brazil, President Tinubu will hold a bilateral meeting with his host and attend a business forum with Brazilian investors”