Nigerian President Bola Tinubu and French President Emmanuel Macron held a private meeting in Paris, France on Wednesday, September 10, 2025.
Tinubu, in a terse statement issued on his official X handle, said the meeting focused on deepening economic cooperation and regional security amid Nigeria’s ongoing reforms.
Pan-Atlantic Kompass reports that the Tinubu and Macron private meeting in Paris took place after the Nigerian President jetted out for a 10-day working vacation in Europe.
The meeting came on the fifth day of President Tinubu’s 10-day working vacation.
The president said on his official X handle: “Had a productive lunch with President Emmanuel Macron @EmmanuelMacron today at the Élysée Palace.
“We reviewed key areas of cooperation between Nigeria and France and agreed to deepen our partnership for mutual prosperity and global stability.”
Pan-Atlantic Kompass reports that Wednesday’s meeting marks Tinubu’s seventh visit to Paris since assuming office in May 2023, and his first since attending the BRICS summit in Brazil and the Tokyo International Conference on African Development in Japan earlier this year.
Also, the Nigerian President has embarked on a total of 15 international trips across 11 countries in the first nine months of 2025.
The international trips included summits, bilateral meetings, state visits, presidential inaugurations, and official leaves.
Recall that Tinubu’s first foreign trip of 2025 was on January 6. He kicked off his diplomatic itinerary with a visit to Accra, the capital of the Republic of Ghana, to attend the inauguration of then President-elect John Dramani Mahama on January 7.
From January 12 to January 16, President Tinubu was in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to attend the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Summit. During his time in the UAE, Tinubu held side meetings with Gulf investors and officials on trade and energy cooperation.
From January 27-28, Tinubu visited Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, to participate in the Africa Heads of State Energy Summit.
February saw the President travel to France for the first time in 2025, before attending the 37th African Union Summit in Ethiopia, where he joined other African leaders in discussions on regional security, climate adaptation, and continental trade integration under the AfCFTA.
From April 2-21, the Nigerian President embarked on a two-week working visit that included France and the United Kingdom.
In mid-May, the President travelled to Vatican City, attending the historic inauguration of Pope Leo XIV in Rome.
From June 28 to July 4, Tinubu undertook a landmark state visit to Saint Lucia, where he addressed CARICOM leaders in Castries.
From Saint Lucia, he proceeded to Brazil, arriving in Rio de Janeiro for the 17th BRICS Summit (July 4–7).
He visited Japan in the same month to attend the Tokyo International Conference on African Development, where he pitched Nigeria’s investment readiness to Japanese multinationals and met Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on maritime security and digital infrastructure.
Before he arrived in Japan, Tinubu and his entourage stopped over in Dubai, UAE, on August 15 and arrived in Yokohama early in the morning on August 18.
It was his second visit to the Gulf state within the year.
