Breaking: Tinubu Departs Nigeria for 2-Day Summit, Details Emerge
- President Bola Tinubu will attend the G20 Summit in New Delhi, India with other world leaders from September 9 to 10
- According to the presidential spokesman, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Tinubu's trip will attract foreign direct investment into the country
- Ngelale disclosed that Tinubu will be meeting with Brazil President da Silva, German Chancellor, Olaf Schultz, Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, and a few other heads of state
State House, Abuja - President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will be attending the upcoming G-20 Summit in New Delhi, India, from Saturday, September 9th to Sunday, September 10th.
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Addressing the State House correspondents on Friday, September 1st, the spokesman for the president, Ajuri Ngelale said the trip is expected to attract Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) to the country, Channels TV reported.
According to him, Tinubu will be hosting a round table made up of more than 20 Chief Executive Officers of major industries across multiple sectors of the Indian economy.
The president is also expected to meet with a cross-section of Heads of State such as Germany, India, South Korea, amongst others on the sidelines of the G-20, Daily Trust report added.
Tinubu approves 5m eyeglasses for Nigerians
On Friday, September 1st, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu granted the approval for a partnership between the Federal Ministry of Health’s National Eye Health Programme and the Peek Vision Foundation to provide more than 5 million pairs of eyeglasses to Nigerians with sight impairments.
The Nigerian leader made this known in Abuja on Friday, during a courtesy visit by Andrew Bastawrous, CEO of the foundation and co-founder of the Vision Catalyst Fund.
President Tinubu disclosed that he was motivated to support the initiative because of his personal experience with eye health.
Shettima reveals how he wants his birthday to be celebrated
Vice President Kashim Shettima has urged friends and political allies not to place adverts in his honor on the occasion of his 57th birthday celebration.
Shettima, in a statement he personally signed on Thursday, August 31st, told friends and political allies to avoid placing birthday wishes on newspaper pages or utilising paid channels to convey greetings for his birthday on Saturday, September 2nd, 2023.
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