- Tinubu Returns to Abuja After 10-Day Working Visit to Lagos
- He reaffirmed commitment to economic growth and maritime sector development in Nigeria.
- President met NNPCL chief to discuss oil targets and investment progress.
President Bola Tinubu has returned to Abuja after a 10-day working visit to Lagos, where he engaged with investors, commissioned major projects, and attended national events aimed at boosting Nigeria’s economic growth and cultural development.
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EKO HOT BLOG reports that according to a statement issued on Monday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the President arrived in Lagos on Friday, September 26, after attending the coronation of the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, in Ibadan.
While in Lagos, Tinubu met with top business leaders, including Bayo Ogunlesi, Chief Executive Officer of Global Infrastructure Partners, and Keem Belo-Osagie, Chairman of Metis Capital Partners and former Chairman of United Bank for Africa and Etisalat.
He also received the Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), Mr. Arsenio Dominguez, alongside the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, and other industry heads. During the meeting, Tinubu reiterated his administration’s commitment to developing Nigeria’s maritime sector as a viable alternative to fossil fuel.
Ahead of Nigeria’s 65th Independence anniversary, the President visited Imo State, where he inaugurated projects executed by Governor Hope Uzodimma and unveiled a book authored by the governor chronicling a decade of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in power.
Tinubu delivered his Independence Day broadcast from the State House, Dodan Barracks, and later commissioned the renovated National Theatre, now renamed the Wole Soyinka Centre for Culture and the Creative Arts. He urged Nigerians to speak positively about their nation and unite for progress.
On Saturday, October 4, the President attended the funeral of Mama Lydia Yilwatda, mother of APC National Chairman, Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, in Jos, Plateau State. There, he paid tribute to the deceased and assured Christian communities in Northern Nigeria of his administration’s dedication to fairness and equity.
Upon his return to Abuja, Tinubu met with the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Bashir Ojulari, who briefed him on the company’s production targets, investment drive, and progress toward achieving 1.8 million barrels per day output by 2025.
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