Tag: State Visit

Tinubu to pay State visit to UK, meet King Charles

Aminu Imam
Tinubu to meet King Charles

President Bola Tinubu is set to embark on a historic State Visit to the United Kingdom (UK) later this month, following an invitation from King Charles III. Tinubu and his wife, Oluremi, will be received at Windsor Castle, west of London, on March 18-19 by Charles and Queen Camilla, the Buckingham palace has said. The British Royal Family confirmed this in a statement posted on its official X account on Sunday. “The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Mr. Bola Ahmed Tinubu, accompanied by the First Lady, Mrs. Oluremi…

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State Visit: Ganduje makes U-turn, says Kano now ‘very ready’ for Buhari’s visit

Aminu Imam

Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, says the State is “very ready” to receive President Muhammadu Buhari. He said this yesterday, while speaking to newsmen after a meeting with Buhari in Katsina. “We are very much ready to receive him and we have a lot for him to commission, including federal government projects and state government projects. They are state-of-the-art projects”, Ganduje said. Recall that hours earlier, the State had written to the president seeking a postponement of the visit over the “suffering” caused by the deadline for the old…

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Spain State Visit: Tackling insecurity in Nigeria, Sahel, West Africa, my Govt’s priority – Buhari

Aminu Imam

President Muhammadu Buhari has disclosed that his administration has made it a top priority to tackle the issue of insecurity in Nigeria, the West African sub-region and the Sahel. Speaking on Thursday during a State Dinner in National Palace Ajuda, Lisbon, the Portuguese capital, the President said this would not have been possible without the regional as well as global partners of Nigeria. According to him, the Boko Haram insurgency in the North-eastern part of Nigeria is being tackled through the efforts of government, as well as the Multinational Joint…

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State Visit: Buhari departs for Spain

Aminu Imam

…Extradition, trade, others top agenda President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday departed Abuja for Madrid, Spain, on a State visit at the invitation of the Spanish President, Pedro Sanchez. During the visit, both leaders are expected to discuss issues around Cooperation on Energy, Trade and Investment, Transportation, Public Health and Sports Development. Others include issues around Extradition and transfer of convicted persons, Mutual Legal Assistance, Cultural Matters, Cooperation towards fighting crime and enhancing security, as well as issues affecting dependents of diplomatic staff. The Nigerian leader is also expected to use the…

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