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Tinubu and the First Lady have returned to Nigeria following a state visit to the UK.

 

NewsRain Nigeria reports that President Bola Tinubu has returned to Nigeria after a two-day state visit to the United Kingdom.

 

He arrived in Lagos alongside the First Lady, where he is expected to spend the Sallah break.

 

The President was greeted at the airport by senior government officials, including his Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, who received applause from those gathered to welcome him home.

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Recall that during the visit, his engagements included talks with King Charles the Third and Prime Minister Keir Starmer, as part of efforts to strengthen diplomatic and economic ties between Nigeria and the UK.

 

He also witnessed the signing of a £746 million financing agreement to modernise key ports in Lagos State
Wrapping up President Bola Tinubu’s three-day state visit to the United Kingdom yesterday, Nigeria and the UK signed three major Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) covering migration partnership, organised immigration crime, border security, and expanded business visas for UK firms operating in Nigeria.

 

For the first time, the Nigerian government will recognise UK letters – an identification document issued to individuals without a valid passport – so people will no longer have to wait for emergency travel documents to be issued before they can be returned.

 

The deal with Nigeria also makes it easier to remove people with no right to be in the UK and return people who overstay their visas, foreign criminals, and failed asylum seekers.

 

The MoU was signed by the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, UK Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood, and UK Trade Envoy Florence Eshalomi.

 

The two countries have also agreed to launch joint operations and share information to crack down on criminal gangs abusing visa routes.

 

A new standardised document-checking system will be introduced to verify the authenticity of applications.

 

The Home Office said it followed a series of high-profile cases involving fake job sponsorships, sham marriages, and forged financial or employment records.

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