LAGOS — President Bola Ahmed Tinubu returned to Nigeria on Tuesday evening, September 29, 2026, landing at the Presidential Wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos following a four-week working vacation in London and Paris.
The presidential jet touched down in Lagos at approximately 6:22 PM WAT, where the President was received on the tarmac by Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu alongside high-ranking state and federal officials.
Addressing newsmen shortly after his arrival, President Tinubu dismissed health speculations surrounding his extended absence, stating that he is in high spirits and fully prepared to resume executive duties.
The President will observe Nigeria’s upcoming 66th Independence Anniversary in Lagos, which includes attending the national premiere of a documentary honoring late democracy icon Chief MKO Abiola at the Wole Soyinka National Theatre.
In addition to state functions, President Tinubu will hold closed-door consultations with regional leaders and political strategists in Lagos ahead of his return to the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
