By Ediri Oyibo
President Bola Tinubu has arrived back in the country after a trip to Saint Lucia, and to Brazil to attend the BRICS summit.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports President Tinubu arrived in the country on Saturday night via the Presidential wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, Abuja.
He was received at the airport by the Minister for Budget and Economic Planning, Abubakar Atiku; Ibrahim Masari; Senator Aliyu Wamakko; Minister for Defence; Muhammed Bello Matawalle and NSA Nuhu Ribadu.
Recall that President Tinubu departed Nigeria for Saint Lucia on Saturday, 28th June 2025, for a state visit aimed at strengthening ties with Caribbean nations and enhancing South-South cooperation.
Following the visit, the President left Saint Lucia and travelled to Brazil to attend the 17th BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro. It marked Nigeria’s long-awaited debut as a ‘partner country’ at the influential economic gathering.
Nigeria accepted an invitation to become a partner country in January 2025, following the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia.
This partnership allows Nigeria to engage with the bloc’s economic and political initiatives without holding full membership.
The BRICS group consists of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. In 2024-2025, they expanded by adding Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, and the United Arab Emirates as full members, and also invited several other countries as partner countries.
Nigeria is one of these partner countries, alongside Belarus, Bolivia, Cuba, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Thailand, Uganda, and Uzbekistan.
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