President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Ankara, the capital of the Republic of Turkiye, on a State visit.

The development was confirmed in a statement issued on Monday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.

According to Onanuga, the president’s aircraft touched down at precisely 9.03 pm local time at the Ankara Esenboğa Airport, where he was received by a Turkish government delegation led by the Minister of National Education, Yusuf Tekin.

Also present at the airport to welcome the president were the Chargé d’Affaires at the Nigerian Embassy in Türkiye, Ambassador Zayyad Abdulsalam, alongside other embassy officials.

On arrival at his hotel, President Tinubu was received by top members of his delegation, including the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN; Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun; Minister of Solid Minerals, Dele Alake; and Minister of Defence, Gen. Christopher Musa (rtd).

Others at the hotel reception included the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo; Minister of Women Affairs, Imaan Suleiman-Ibrahim; Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Kingsley Udeh, SAN; Chairman, House Committee on Defence, Babajimi Benson; Special Adviser to the President on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala; and Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency, Ambassador Mohammed Mohammed.

During the State visit, President Tinubu is expected to hold bilateral talks with his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

The visit will also feature the signing of Memoranda of Understanding between Nigeria and Turkiye, alongside other official engagements.