President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will today depart Abuja for a two-nation working visit to Japan and Brazil, marking his third trip to the South American country in just nine months.
According to a statement by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Tinubu will first make a stopover in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, before heading to Japan, where he is scheduled to attend the Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD9) in the city of Yokohama from August 20 to 22.
While in Japan, the President will participate in plenary sessions, engage in bilateral talks with African and Japanese leaders, and hold strategic meetings with the chief executives of Japanese firms currently investing in Nigeria. The focus will be on deepening trade and investment relations, attracting more capital into Nigeria’s economy, and strengthening cooperation in technology, energy, and infrastructure.
From Yokohama, President Tinubu will proceed to Brasília, Brazil, for a two-day state visit from Sunday, August 24 to Monday, August 25, at the invitation of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. His itinerary in Brazil includes a high-level bilateral meeting with President Lula, participation in a business forum with Brazilian investors, and the signing of new agreements and Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) aimed at boosting trade, agriculture, renewable energy, and cultural exchanges between the two countries.
Daily Trust reports that the August visit will be Tinubu’s third trip to Brazil in nine months. His first was in November 2024, when he attended the 19th G20 Leaders’ Summit, followed by a July 2025 visit for the BRICS Summit shortly after his state visit to Saint Lucia.
The Presidency says the visits to Japan and Brazil are part of Tinubu’s ongoing diplomatic and economic engagement strategy to position Nigeria as a key investment destination and strengthen bilateral partnerships that can deliver tangible benefits to Nigerians.