President Bola Tinubu left Yokohama, Japan, on Thursday night en route to Brazil for a state visit set to begin on August 24, according to a statement from his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.
Onanuga said in a release dated August 22, 2025, that Tinubu will make a stopover in Los Angeles before heading to Brasilia, the Brazilian capital.
“President Tinubu will continue his diplomatic engagements in Brazil after successfully attending the ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD9),” the statement read.
Tinubu began his two-nation tour on August 15, departing Abuja with a brief stop in Dubai before arriving in Yokohama on August 18.
While in Japan, he attended the opening ceremony and plenary of TICAD9 on August 20, held bilateral talks with key partners, and rounded off his visit with an interactive session with Nigerians in the diaspora.
“The engagements have been productive, and the President is now set to build on these discussions with strategic cooperation in Brazil,” Onanuga added.
The TICAD9 conference, co-hosted by Japan, the United Nations, UNDP, the African Union Commission, and the World Bank, focused on Africa’s economic transformation, private investment, innovation, and building a resilient and sustainable society.
Before leaving for Brazil, Tinubu met with Japanese companies investing in Nigeria and participated in several high-level meetings during the August 20–22 event.
