President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja on Sunday, November 17, for Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where he is set to participate in the 19th G20 Leaders’ Summit.

The Nigerian president will attend the high-profile meeting at the invitation of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who also serves as the current chair of the G20.

The Summit, scheduled for November 18 and 19, will gather leaders of the world’s 20 largest economies, alongside representatives from the European Union, the African Union, and major global financial institutions.

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Discussions at this year’s Summit will focus on the theme “Building a Just World and a Sustainable Planet.”

A statement issued by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, outlined key issues on the agenda, including global efforts to fight hunger and poverty, reforms of international governance institutions, sustainable development, and energy transition.

According to the statement: “This year’s meeting, under the theme, ‘Building a Just World and a Sustainable Planet,’ will see the participants discuss the fight against hunger and poverty; reform of the Institution of global governance; and sustainable development and Energy Transition.”

Onanuga emphasized Nigeria’s long-standing call for the reform of global governing institutions, noting the country’s aspirations for a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council.

“Nigeria has always strongly advocated for a reform of the global governing institutions and often presented its impressive credentials as a strong contender for a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council,” the statement read.

President Tinubu is also expected to engage in bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the Summit to bolster Nigeria’s socio-economic reforms and international partnerships.

Accompanying the president on the trip will be top government officials, including Minister of Foreign Affairs Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, Minister of Livestock Development Idi Mukhtar Maiha, Minister of Art, Tourism, Culture and Creativity Hannatu Musawa, Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security Dr. Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, and Director General of the National Intelligence Agency Ambassador Mohammed Mohammed.

The president is expected to return to Nigeria at the conclusion of the Summit.

Nigeria’s President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has explained that he conferred the highest national award of the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON) on Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi because of longstanding partnerships.

He made the clarification in a statement on his verified handle on micro-blogging site, X, on Sunday.

He also highlighted the key points of the bilateral discussion to include ‘culture, defense, mining, customs, and education, among others’.

President Tinubu wrote, “I had a productive bilateral session with Prime Minister Modi. We identified several promising areas for enhanced collaboration and cooperation, including culture, defense, mining, customs, and education, among others. As the two largest democracies in the world and in Africa, the strategic partnership between Nigeria and India has stood the test of time. Today’s visit will help advance this cooperation towards our shared prosperity.

“I also honoured Prime Minister Modi @narendramodi with our highest national honour in the ‘Order of the Niger’ honours – the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON).

Thank you, PM Modi, for being a good friend of Nigeria.”

Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi has vented the strong points on the agenda of his meeting with Nigeria’s President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to include ‘defence, energy, technology, trade, health, education’.

Biztellers reports that the Indian leader and his entourage arrived Abuja to the warm reception of President Tinubu and other top government officials on Saturday.

Modi, after a meeting with President Tinubu on Sunday, took to his verified handle on micro-blogging site, X, to share the strong points on the agenda.

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He wrote, “Had a very productive discussion with President Tinubu. We talked about adding momentum to our strategic partnership. There is immense scope for ties to flourish even further in sectors like defence, energy, technology, trade, health, education and more.”