Tinubu returns to Abuja after 10-Day working visit to Lagos

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has returned to Abuja after a ten-day working visit to Lagos, the nation’s commercial hub.

The President’s return was confirmed in a statement on Monday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.

Tinubu had arrived in Lagos on Friday after attending the coronation of His Imperial Majesty, the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja, in Ibadan.

During his stay in Lagos, the President met with major investors, including Bayo Ogunlesi, Chief Executive Officer of Global Infrastructure Partners, and Keem Belo-Osagie, former Chairman of United Bank for Africa and Etisalat, and now Chairman of Metis Capital Partners.

He also held talks with the Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), Arsenio Dominguez, alongside the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, and other maritime agency heads. Tinubu reiterated his administration’s determination to develop the maritime sector as a key economic driver and an alternative to fossil fuels.

Ahead of Nigeria’s 65th Independence anniversary, President Tinubu visited Imo State to commission several projects executed by Governor Hope Uzodimma. He also unveiled a book authored by the governor, highlighting a decade of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governance in Nigeria.

Tinubu delivered his Independence Day national broadcast from the State House, Dodan Barracks, and later commissioned the newly renovated National Theatre, renamed the Wole Soyinka Centre for Culture and the Creative Arts. During the ceremony, he urged Nigerians to speak positively about their country.

On Saturday, October 4, the President attended the burial of Mama Lydia Yilwatda, mother of Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, the Plateau State APC Chairman, in Jos. He paid tribute to the late matriarch and reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to fairness and equity among Nigeria’s diverse religious communities.