President Bola Ahmed Tinubu departed Abuja yesterday for Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to participate in the 19th G20 Leaders’ Summit at the invitation of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
The summit, themed “Building a Just World and a Sustainable Planet,” takes place today and tomorrow, bringing together leaders of the world’s largest economies, representatives of the African Union, the European Union, and major international financial institutions.
Key topics on the agenda include combating global hunger and poverty, reforming international governance structures, and advancing sustainable development and energy transition efforts—areas that resonate with Nigeria’s push for institutional reforms and a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council.
President Tinubu is also scheduled to hold bilateral meetings aimed at advancing Nigeria’s socio-economic reform agenda.
Accompanying him are Foreign Affairs Minister Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, Minister of Livestock Development Idi Mukhtar Maiha, Minister of Art, Tourism, Culture, and Creative Economy Hannatu Musawa, Minister of State for Agriculture Dr. Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, and National Intelligence Agency Director-General Ambassador Mohammed Mohammed.
The G20 comprises 19 countries and the European Union, including the United States, China, India, the UK, and South Africa.
