Tinubu departs Brazil after BRICS summit

President Bola Tinubu has left Rio de Janeiro following his participation in the 2025 BRICS Summit hosted by the Government of Brazil.
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The Presidential aircraft, Nigeria Air Force 001, took off from the Galeão Air Force Base at approximately 1:00 pm, local time.
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President Tinubu, who attended the summit at the invitation of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, addressed world leaders on the opening day of the high-level meeting of heads of state and government from emerging economies.
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In his address, the President stressed the urgent need to reform global governance frameworks, particularly in finance and healthcare, to foster greater equity and inclusion for low-income and developing nations, especially across the African continent.
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Nigeria’s presence at the summit follows its formal recognition in January 2025 as one of the nine BRICS partner-countries, alongside Belarus, Bolivia, Cuba, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Thailand, Uganda, and Uzbekistan.
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President Tinubu had earlier departed Nigeria on June 28 for Saint Lucia, where he formalised diplomatic ties with the Caribbean island-nation and engaged with the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) on broader multilateral cooperation.

Writing by Abdallah Bello; Editing by Muzha Kucha and Tony Okerafor