President Bola Tinubu will return to Abuja on Sunday following his official visit to China and a stopover in the United Kingdom.
The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, revealed this in a statement he issued on Saturday.
The Eagle Online recalls that President Tinubu left Abuja for Beijing, China on August 29.
He started his official visit on September 2 with a meeting with President Xi Jinping in the Great Hall of the People.
While in China, President Tinubu was warmly received by his host with a 21-gun salute and a guard of honour was mounted for his inspection.
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During a bilateral meeting with President Jinping, five Memoranda of Understanding were signed between Nigeria and China.
President Tinubu led his delegation to another round of bilateral talks with Chinese Premier Li Qiang the following day.
On the evening of the same day, President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, hosted him at the Welcoming Banquet and Cultural Gala Performance on the eve of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation Summit.
Among the MOUs signed were the Cooperation Plan between Nigeria and China, which was to jointly promote the Belt and Road Initiative, cooperation in the peaceful application of nuclear energy, and strengthening cooperation on human resource development under the Global Development Initiative.
Others were the Memorandum of Understanding on Media Exchange and Cooperation and the Memorandum of Understanding between China Media Group and the Nigerian Television Authority.
Nigeria also signed a Memorandum of Understanding with China Harbour Engineering Company to build the 68km Lagos State Green rail line, designed to run from the Lekki Free Trade Zone to Marina and connect with the Blue Line.
A memorandum of understanding for the $1 billion iron ore-to-steel project planned for Kogi State was also signed between Chart and Capstone Integrated Limited of Nigeria and Sinomach-He of China.
Before attending the opening of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation in Beijing, President Tinubu visited two Chinese companies: Huawei and China Harbour Engineering Company.
At FOCAC, President Tinubu, as chairman of the Economic Community of West African States, delivered a paper on global peace, stressing multilateralism and cooperation as essential ingredients for international peace.
He capped his visit to China with a meeting with representatives of Nigerians in the Diaspora Organisation, China chapter, during which he spoke on the necessity of the reforms being implemented by his government in Nigeria and hoped that they would lead the country to a destination of good roads, constant power, and good schools, like in China.
President Tinubu left Beijing for London, United Kingdom, where he spent some days.
On Thursday, he met with King Charles III, where he discussed issues related to climate change and action.
