Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, has returned to Abuja after actively participating in the three-day Russia – Africa Summit held in Sochi, Russia, with about 40 Heads of State and Governments in attendance.
The presidential aircraft conveying the President and some members of his entourage landed at the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, at about 5. 25 p.m.
While in Sochi, President Buhari, on October 23, met with Russian President, Vladimir Putin, where the duo agreed to put Nigeria-Russia relations on a fast track, and pursue the completion of all abandoned projects initiated by both countries.
The two leaders, who made the pledge at a bilateral meeting held on the sidelines of the Summit, also agreed to start new infrastructural projects and expand trade and investment, security and military cooperation.
According to statements made by both leaders, Nigeria and Russia will work together to improve the efficiency of Nigeria’s oil sector, “which is the backbone of the economy.”
