{"id":176639,"date":"2025-08-29T08:20:41","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T07:20:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/every-handshake-is-for-nigerias-prosperity-tinubu-defends"},"modified":"2025-08-29T09:27:46","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T08:27:46","slug":"every-handshake-is-for-nigerias-prosperity-tinubu-defends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/every-handshake-is-for-nigerias-prosperity-tinubu-defends","title":{"rendered":"Every Handshake Is for Nigeria&#8217;s Prosperity Tinubu Defends"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>President Bola Tinubu has defended his foreign trips, saying every handshake is for the success and prosperity of Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>The President said his recent visits to Japan and Brazil were centred on unlocking opportunities that will drive growth and create jobs for Nigerians.<\/p>\n<p>He stated this in a post on X shortly after he returned from a 10-day bilateral engagement in Brazil, Japan and a brief visit to Los Angeles, United States.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the trips were motivated by the determination to boost prosperity for Nigerians.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery handshake, every agreement, and every meeting is guided by one goal: to secure opportunities that translate into growth, jobs, and prosperity for Nigerians,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>In Japan, the president said that Nigeria deepened ties that would attract investments in industry, technology, and human capital.<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, while in Brazil, Tinubu stated that the partnerships forged would aid Nigeria\u2019s trade, agriculture, aviation, and finance and strengthen confidence in the nation\u2019s economy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn Japan, we deepened ties that will bring new investments in industry, technology, and human capital. In Brazil, we advanced partnerships in trade, agriculture, aviation, and finance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is the new Nigeria we are building together, a Nigeria built on sustainable reforms that will outlast us rather than one built on rhetoric,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. President Bola Tinubu has defended his foreign trips, saying every handshake is for the success and prosperity of Nigeria. The President said his recent visits to Japan and Brazil were centred on unlocking opportunities that will drive growth and create jobs for Nigerians. 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