Nigeria’s airline Air Peace will soon begin a direct flight from Lagos to the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo.
Presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga disclosed this via a statement issued on Tuesday, August 26, 2025.
Onanuga said the direct flight was one of the agreements reached between President Bola Tinubu and Brazilian leader, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
President Lula, at a joint conference with Tinubu, said an agreement has been reached.
He said: “Increasing the direct connections between Nigeria and Brazil is another essential step to strengthen the ties between our societies.
“We have approved the launch of a direct flight, to be operated by Nigeria’s largest airline company, Air Peace, between Lagos and Sao Paulo.”
Air Peace plane skids off runway at Port Harcourt airport
Following a two-hour expanded bilateral meeting, the two leaders witnessed the signing of agreements and MOUs at the Palácio do Planalto in Brasília.
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, and Brazil’s Minister of Ports and Airports, Silvio Costa Filhos, signed a Bilateral Air Services Agreement to boost trade and people-to-people ties.
Nigeria’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Ojukwu, and Brazil’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Mauro Vieira, signed an agreement on Diplomatic Training Cooperation.
Both ministers also signed an MoU on political consultations to address bilateral, regional, and international issues of common interest.
Nigeria’s Minister of Innovation, Science, and Technology, Geoffrey Nnaji, and Brazil’s Minister of Science, Technology, and Innovation, Luciana Santos, signed an MoU on cooperation in biotechnology, bioeconomy, ocean science, innovation ecosystems, energy, space development, digital transformation, and raw materials research
The Managing Director of Nigeria’s Bank of Agriculture, Ayo Sotinrin and Brazil’s Minister for the National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES), Aluisio Mercadante, signed an MOU for cooperation on trade and investment promotion, harmonising efforts to expand agricultural financing, investment, and joint projects.
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