After spending more than 2 weeks in France and UK, Tinubu returns to Nigeria

After spending more than two weeks in France and London, President Bola Tinubu has returned to Abuja, Nigeria. The aircraft 001 conveying the President landed at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja at 9:50 pm on Monday, the State House media office disclosed. Tinubu departed Nigeria on Wednesday, April 2, spending some time in […]

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Again, President Tinubu jets out to France

In a released statement, President Bola Tinubu will on Wednesday depart for Paris, France, on a two-week working visit where he will review his administration’s mid-term performance and assess key economic and governance milestones. The statement is titled: ‘President Tinubu to embark on working visit to Paris’. “During the visit, the President will appraise his […]

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Chad ends military cooperation agreement with France

Chad announced on Thursday, November 28, that it was terminating its military cooperation agreement with France, hours after French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot concluded a visit to the country. “The government of the Republic of Chad informs national and international opinion of its decision to end the accord in the field of defence signed with […]

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Tinubu returns from UK and France visit

President Bola Tinubu has returned to Abuja, Nigeria, from the United Kingdom (UK) and France after a two-week vacation. He arrived at the presidential wing of the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport (NAIA) in Abuja, Nigeria on Saturday. To receive him were his Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila; the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu; the […]

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Tinubu flies to France in new Airbus A330 presidential jet

President Tinubu left Abuja for Paris on Monday, using the new Airbus A330, which was the subject of controversy in the last week following its court-ordered seizure and subsequent release caused by a Chinese firm. The aircraft replaces the 19-year-old Boeing B737-700(BBJ) bought under the Presidency of President Olusegun Obasanjo. According to Bayo Onanuga, special […]

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Chiamaka Nnadozie, Nigeria’s Super Falcons goalie, wins best goalkeeper award in France

Goalkeeper of Nigeria’s Super Falcons, Chiamaka Nnadozie, has become the first African and Nigerian player to be crowned the best goalkeeper in the women’s league, French D1 Arkema. The 23-year-old shot-stopper cemented her status as one of the best goalkeepers in the world following her remarkable achievements and heroic penalty-savings for Paris FC this season. […]

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Tinubu returns to Nigeria after a 2-week private visit to France

President Bola Tinubu arrived Abuja, Nigeria, on Tuesday night February 6, after a two-week private visit to Paris, France. The presidential jet landed at the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport at about 9:00 pm. Tinubu was received by top government officials, including his Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila; Secretary to the Government […]

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France appoints Gabriel Attal as youngest-ever Prime Minister

Emmanuel Marcon, President of France, on Tuesday, named 34-year-old Gabriel Attal, the country’s new Prime Minister. Associated Press (AP) reports that Attal will become the youngest person to occupy France’s second-highest office at 34 years old. He is also France’s first openly gay prime minister. Attal was named Prime Minister, as President Macron seeks a […]

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Nigerian students banned from bringing their families to France

French parliament has passed a law restraining Nigerian students and others from bringing their family members to the country. BBC report stated on Thursday, that the law was backed by both President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist Renaissance party and Deputy of the French National Assembly, Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally. A previous draft was rejected […]

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Nigeria’s Ambassador to France, Kayode Laro dies

Nigeria’s Ambassador to France, Mr. Kayode Laro has passed away, Nigerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced. Mr Laro died at the age of 63 years. In a statement signed by its spokesperson, Mrs. Francisca Omayuli, on Saturday, the Ministry said, Laro died last Friday in Paris, France, after a protracted illness. The statement read: […]

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President Tinubu to proceed on first medical trip to France ―SR says

Nigerian president, Bola Tinubu, will be attending the Global Financing Pact Summit in Paris, France, next week, according to SaharaReporters. Top sources in the presidency revealed that the president’s visit was also a “strategy” to see his team of medical doctors, revealed the online platform. Reports have shown that Tinubu has been repeatedly treated in […]

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Rabiu Kwankwaso holds meeting with Tinubu in France

Bola Tinubu, Nigeria’s President-elect has on Monday, in Paris, capital of France, met with Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, one of his opponents in the February 25, 2023 elections. The former Kano State governor’s wife, Hajia Salamatu and Abdulmimin Jibrin, an NNPP lawmaker-elect, accompanied him to the meeting, Tinubu’s wife, Sen Oluremi Tinubu and Femi Gbajabiamila, outgoing […]

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Two weeks after returning from France, Tinubu jets out of Nigeria again

Two weeks after he returned to the country from a trip to France and London, Nigeria’s President-elect, Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, left Nigeria for Europe again, purportedly on a working visit. This was contained in a statement signed by his media aide, Tunde Rahman. The statement read: “Already, meetings with multi-sectoral actors in Europe’s business […]

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Tinubu and his wife, Oluremi return to Nigeria from France

Nigerian president-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has arrived Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, on Monday. His flight touched down at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, and was welcomed by a crowd of supporters. Tinubu arrived from France in the company of his wife, Oluremi Tinubu, at the presidential wing of the airport to a rousing […]

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