President Bola Tinubu meets billionaire businessman Femi Otedola at a private dinner in Paris, France, during Tinubu’s extended stay in Europe. Multiple outlets report that Otedola confirms the meeting in a social media post and shares a photo of the two men smiling together.
Otedola publicly praises what he describes as the administration’s economic reforms, pointing to figures such as Nigeria’s foreign exchange reserves (around $55 billion), record performance on the Nigerian Exchange (NGX), increased foreign direct investment, and improvements he associates with a more stable foreign exchange market. Outlets also describe the broader context for the meeting: critics and some political figures question Tinubu’s prolonged time away from Nigeria and note his absence from the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York. The Presidency says his absence does not harm Nigeria’s standing.
Meanwhile, reporting across sources places the dinner within Tinubu’s Europe trip, which includes earlier moves from London to Paris and meetings Tinubu holds in France with other figures, while the vice-president represents Nigeria at the UN event.
