President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will embark on a two-day state visit to the United Kingdom following an official invitation from King Charles III, Buckingham Palace has announced.
A statement posted on the official X (formerly Twitter) account of the Royal Family disclosed that President Tinubu, accompanied by the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, will be hosted by the King and Queen from Wednesday, March 18, to Thursday, March 19, 2026, at Windsor Castle.
“The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Mr Bola Ahmed Tinubu, accompanied by the First Lady, Mrs Oluremi Tinubu, has accepted an invitation from His Majesty The King to pay a State Visit to the United Kingdom from Wednesday, 18th March to Thursday, 19th March 2026. The King and Queen will host the State Visit at Windsor Castle,” the Royal Family stated.
Confirming the development, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, described the visit as historic, noting that it is the first state visit by a Nigerian leader to the UK in 37 years.
“First state visit of a Nigerian leader to the UK in 37 years confirmed. President Tinubu and First Lady Remi Tinubu to be hosted by King Charles and Queen Camilla from 18th March to 19th March 2026,” Onanuga posted on his X account on Sunday.
Meanwhile, Egalitarian Voice gathered that the last Nigerian leaders to undertake state visits to the United Kingdom were General Yakubu Gowon (rtd) in 1973, President Shehu Shagari in 1981, and General Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida (rtd) in 1989.
King Charles, then Prince of Wales, previously visited Nigeria in 1990, 1999, 2006, and 2018.
President Tinubu, who assumed office in May 2023—the same month King Charles ascended the British throne—also met the monarch in November 2023 ahead of the COP28 climate summit in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
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