Tinubu arrives in China for state visit

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Sunday arrived in Beijing, China, for a state visit.

According to the Nigerian Presidency, Tinubu’s presidential aircraft touched down at the Beijing Capital International Airport on Sunday 19:12 China time and the President was welcomed by his Chinese counterpart, President Xi Jinping.

Tinubu’s Special Assistant on Social Media, Dada Olusegun, who disclosed this in a post on his official X handle on Sunday, said the Nigerian President will be attending the 9th Forum on China-Africa Cooperation Summit with the theme, ‘Joining Hands to Advance Modernisation and Build High-Level China-Africa Community with Shared Future.’