By Deborah Nnamdi
President Bola Tinubu has invited the United Arab Emirates, UAE, President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan to Nigeria.
According to a statement issued on Thursday by the President’s media aide, Bayo Onanuga, the UAE president has accepted the invitation and will be in Nigeria this year.
Onanuga noted that President Tinubu handed down the invitation on Wednesday night during their bilateral talks on the sidelines of the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week 2025.
Tinubu arrived in Abu Dhabi on Sunday as a guest of the UAE President to participate in Sustainability Week, a forum for exchanging ideas to support sustainable development worldwide and encourage collective action to address global challenges.
Tinubu delivered Nigeria’s position on climate and other challenges earlier on Wednesday and congratulated the UAE leader for the successful event.
According to Onanuga, during the discussions, the UAE president thanked his Nigerian counterpart for accepting his invitation and expressed the country’s determination to strengthen economic cooperation between Nigeria and the UAE.
“The two leaders also explored attracting investment into Nigeria.
“President Tinubu said his government’s economic reforms are yielding fruits and called on the UAE to partner with Nigeria to develop the economy.“
He said the reforms had stabilized and grown the economy, encouraging foreign investors, including international oil companies, to announce billion-dollar investments, signaling renewed confidence in doing business with Africa’s most populous nation.
“President Tinubu thanked Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan for the warm reception he and his aides received since their arrival over the weekend”, Onanuga revealed in the statement.
