The presidential Airbus A330 touched down at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, at about 6:50 p.m. local time. Tinubu had left Nigeria on September 4 and was initially expected to remain in Europe until later this week.
No official explanation was provided for the President’s sudden decision to curtail his stay abroad.
His return coincides with the expiration of the six-month emergency rule in oil-rich Rivers State, which comes to an end on Thursday.
The 73-year-old leader has embarked on 15 foreign trips since January 2025, frequently mixing official engagements with periods of rest. His most recent holiday before this was in April, when he spent about two weeks between Paris and London.
