President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has arrived in Brazil’s Capital, Rio De Janeiro Ahead of the 17th Summit of BRICS Countries.
The President plane touched down on Friday, the 4th of July 2025 at the Galeao Air Force Base at 8. 45 Pm, where he was received by the Commander of the base, Brazil’s deputy minister for Africa and the Middle East, Ambassador Carlos Sergio Sobral Duarte, and the deputy minister for trade promotion, science, technology innovation, and culture.
President Bola Tinubu is attending the Summit at the invitation of Brazilian President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva, on the strength of Nigeria’s status as partner country – a membership category short of full status.
The partner status is upgrade from previous guest status, which the Country had enjoyed over the years. Nigeria’s was formally admitted as the ninth BRICS partner country in January 2025, a status introduced at the 16th BRICS Summit in October 2024.
As Partner Country Nigeria can participate in BRICS meetings, summits, and initiatives, contributing to discussions and official documents.
The word BRICS was coined from this acronym: Brazil, Russia, India, and South Africa, which came together under an informal grouping of emerging economies. It also compromised six coalition members, including, Egypt, Ethiopia, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Iran, Saudi Arabia and Indonesia, which joined in 2024.
The 2025 Summit holds from 6 – 7 July, 2025 with special attention on Global Governance reform and cooperation among other Global issues.
