President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday evening returned to Abuja after spending part of his annual holiday in France.
The presidential jet landed at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport around 6:45 pm, where Tinubu was received by Senate President Godswill Akpabio, his Chief of Staff Femi Gbajabiamila, Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State, and other senior government officials.
Tinubu had departed Nigeria on September 4, 2025, for France to observe part of his annual leave. He was initially expected to split the vacation between France and the United Kingdom but eventually concluded it in France.
During his stay in Paris, the President held a private luncheon with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Élysée Palace.
Both leaders discussed bilateral relations, “reviewing strategic areas of cooperation and pledging to deepen ties for shared prosperity and global stability.”
This marks Tinubu’s seventh visit to Paris since assuming office in May 2023 and his first since attending the BRICS Summit in July and TICAD9 in Japan in August.