The King of England, Charles III received Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu at Buckingham Palace, London on Thursday.
Tinubu visited the Royal just days after his state visit to Beijing, China, where he participated in the 9th Forum on China-Africa Cooperation Summit.
According to Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, the meeting was at the invitation of the king.
The two leaders, he said, “discussed global and regional matters of shared priority, focusing on the urgent and complex challenge of climate change.”
“President Tinubu reiterated Nigeria’s firm commitment to addressing climate change in a manner that aligns with the country’s energy security objectives whilst affirming Nigeria’s readiness to adopt global strategies for sustainability.
“During their dialogue, the two leaders shared ideas for innovative approaches to climate financing and funding, expressing mutual interest in strengthening partnerships by harnessing Nigeria’s leadership position in Africa and the Commonwealth,” Onanuga stated.
He said Tinubu and King Charles also explored opportunities for collaboration in anticipation of the upcoming COP 29 Summit in Azerbaijan and the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Samoa.
This is the first time the two leaders are meeting since last year’s COP 28 Climate Summit in Dubai, UAE.
Tinubu’s next international engagement will be to New York to participate in the 79th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 79) which holds between Tuesday, September, 24 through to Saturday, September, 28.
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