PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja on Thursday, August 14, for a two-nation trip to Japan and Brazil.
According to a statement from presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga, the President will make a brief stopover in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, before heading to Japan.
According to the statement, in Japan, President Tinubu will 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,” TICAD9 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.
In addition to attending key plenary sessions, President Tinubu is expected to hold bilateral meetings and engage with chief executive officers of Japanese companies with existing or potential 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
Following the conclusion of TICAD9, President Tinubu will proceed to Brasilia, the capital of Brazil, for a two-day state visit from Sunday, August 24, to Monday, August 25. This visit comes at the invitation of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
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