President Bola Tinubu departing Nigeria | File photo
President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja today for Europe to commence a 10-day “working vacation”.
In a statement on Thursday, Bayo Onanuga, special adviser to the president on information and strategy, relayed that the vacation is part of the president’s annual leave.
He added that Tinubu will spend his annual leave between France and the UK before returning to Nigeria.
The president’s latest foreign trip arrives on the heels of his 12-day diplomatic tour to Japan and Brazil — which included stopovers in Dubai and Los Angeles.
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Tinubu had departed Nigeria on August 15, stopped over in Dubai, UAE, and arrived in Yokohama, Japan, on August 18.
While in the Asian country, the president attended the ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD9).
In Brazil, Tinubu met with President Luiz da Silva and senior Brazilian officials.
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Both leaders signed memoranda of understanding covering aviation, foreign affairs, science and technology, and agriculture.
The president had returned to Nigeria on August 28.
In April, Tinubu spent 19 days in France and the UK on private visits.
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