President Bola Tinubu and First Lady Remi Tinubu have departed Rio De Janeiro in Brazil after participating in the G-20 Leaders’ Summit, Edum News reports.
According to reports, they left the Galeao Air Force Basa (SBGL) Airport, Rio de Janeiro, at 10.30 a.m. (local time) on Saturday and are expected at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja, Nigeria, around 10 pm today.
Tinubu attended the summit during which he endorsed the global alliance against hunger and poverty.
Speaking during the bilateral talks with the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Kristalina Georgieva, President Tinubu lamented the growing numbers of out of school children in the country.
He said, “We have too many children out of school, and we know that education is a way out of hunger and poverty. That is why we are designing ways and incentives to keep these children in school, and we need your support for these kids who want to stay in school,” he told the IMF chief.
“We are engaging stakeholders and sensitising Nigerians to expand the economy’s tax base for inclusive developmental growth. We are doing this without necessarily increasing the taxes on our people who have already given a lot. We will require your support on this.
“We have too many children out of school, and we know that education is a way out of hunger and poverty. That is why we are designing ways and incentives to keep these children in school, and we need your support for these kids who want to stay in school,” he said.
