Following his participation in the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD9) in Japan, President Bola Tinubu has departed for a state visit to Brazil.
The visit, scheduled to begin on Sunday, marks the second leg of his two-nation tour.
After a stopover in Los Angeles, the President will proceed to Brasília to meet with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and other senior officials.
The agenda for the Brazilian leg is set to reinforce bilateral relations, with a focus on trade, security, agriculture, energy transition, and cultural exchange.
His visit to Brazil aims to strengthen ties with Latin America’s largest economy.
Plans include meetings on issues of shared interest like agriculture and security, as well as an interaction with Nigerians living in Brazil.
In Japan, President Tinubu used the platform to promote Nigeria’s economic reforms and attract Japanese investment in key sectors like infrastructure and technology.
The President’s time in Japan included leading Nigeria’s delegation at the TICAD9 summit, holding high-level bilateral talks, and engaging with the Nigerian diaspora to encourage investment.
He also engaged with the Nigerian diaspora in Yokohama, commending their contributions and encouraging investment back home. A similar meeting with the Nigerian community in Brazil is planned.
The Presidency confirmed Tinubu will return to Nigeria after completing his engagements in Brazil.
Dele Fashomi, seasoned journalist and communication teacher, is a holder of Master of Arts degree in Communication and Language Arts from the University of Ibadan in 1992/93.
Earlier, he had bagged a Bachelor degree from the same university in 1984, after which he proceeded to the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Lagos, in 1990, for a postgraduate diploma in Journalism.
He had done many courses in communication, including the EU-BBC Editing Course in 2002.
Mr. Fashomi combines effectively the practice, research and teaching of communication. And to date, he has published two academic works in communication: Issues in Communication Technology and Policy (2010) and Economic and Social Issues in Advertising and PR (2013).
He had his first break in the Nigerian media in Concord Newspapers in 1990 and today, he has over two and half decades experience earned in several newspapers.
He has been part of many start-ups, such as The Republic (1987), The Comet (1999), The Anchor 2001 – 2002; Sun Newspapers (2003); Westerner newsmagazine (2005 – 2010) as Editor; National Life (2011) as Sunday Editor, and Newswatch Newspapers (2012- 2016) as Daily Editor.
Dele Fashomi is now the Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of Newstide247.com newspaper online, which he started in July 2015. He is also into biography writing, with many books in his trail, some of which he wrote alone and one he co- authored with his mentor, Mr Dare Babarinsa, entitled: Olabiyi Durojaiye – DARE TO BE DiFFERENT. He also guided and collaborated with Pa Olatunji Odusanya in writing his autobiography – AGAINST ALL ODDS. There are many other books in the works under his pen.
