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Tinubu departs Brazil after G20 summit

President Bola Tinubu has departed Rio de Janeiro in Brazil for Abuja after attending the 19th G20 Leaders Summit in the South American country.

Tinubu is due to arrive at the presidential wing of Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja at 10 p.m. (Nigerian time).

The president had attended the G20 Leaders Summit where he endorsed the global alliance against hunger and poverty, which he said was pivotal.

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He also held bilateral talks with the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva, who commended his administration’s economic reforms and their positive indicators.

Tinubu also presided over the signing of $2.5 billion Letter of Intent between the Nigerian government and JBS S.A., a Brazilian company, and one of the top three largest meat processing companies globally.

The Star

Segun Ojo

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