President Bola Tinubu will leave Abuja, the Nigerian capital for Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Sunday to attend the 19th Summit of G20 Leaders taking place in the South American country.
The Nigerian leader’s participation is at the instance of the Brazilian President and current chairman of the group, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
The Summit holding from Monday, November 18 to Tuesday, November 19, will bring together leaders from the world’s top 20 economies, including the European Union, the African Union, and multilateral financial institutions among others.
This year’s meeting, under the theme, “Building a Just World and a Sustainable Planet”, will see the participants discuss the fight against hunger and poverty; reform of the institution of global governance and; sustainable development and Energy Transition.
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President Tinubu is also expected to hold bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the Summit in advancement of Nigeria’s socio-economic reforms.
He will be accompanied by top government officials including Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar; Livestock Development, Idi Mukhtar Maiha; Art, Tourism, Culture and Creativity, Hannatu Musawa; Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security, Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi and Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency, Mohammed Mohammed.
(Editor: Terverr Tyav)
