President Buhari returns to Nigeria after 4-day France visit

Jude Egbas 18:13 - 20 May 2021

President Buhari returns to Nigeria from France on May 20, 2021 (Presidency)

The president attended the meeting alongside other African leaders.

President Muhammadu Buhari is back in Abuja, Nigeria, after a successful African Finance Summit in Paris, France.

President Buhari arrives Abuja after official trip to Paris, France, for #AfricaFinanceSummit. Follow #PMBinParis for updates from his Trip. pic.twitter.com/2k5jdcXGH8
— Presidency Nigeria (@NGRPresident) May 20, 2021

The summit focused on reviewing France's engagement with the African economy, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and escalating insurgency in the Sahel.

The president departed Nigeria on May 16, 2021.

In my meeting today with the Chairman and CEO of @Total, @PPouyanne, I stressed the fact that Nigeria is more a gas country than a crude oil country. Our administration is laying a solid foundation for Nigeria to realise its full gas potential. pic.twitter.com/ma04QZRSKQ
— Muhammadu Buhari (@MBuhari) May 19, 2021