JUST IN: Prince Charles to host Tinubu, spouse for UK State go to in March

On the behest of King Charles, President Bola Tinubu will embark on a state go to to the UK in March, 2026.

Accompanied by his First Woman, Oluremi, the president shall be within the UK between March 18, and 19, 2026.

A press release by the Royal Household stated the King and Queen will host Tinubu and his spouse to the state go to at Windsor Fort.

The Royal Household additionally confirmed that President Tinubu has already accepted the King and Queen’s invitation to the state go to.

“The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Mr Bola Ahmed Tinubu, accompanied by the First Woman, Mrs Oluremi Tinubu, has accepted an invite from His Majesty The King to pay a State Go to to the UK from Wednesday, 18th March to Thursday, nineteenth March 2026. The King and Queen will host the State Go to at Windsor Fort,” the Royal Household said.

This explicit occasion could be Nigeria’s first go to to the UK previously 37 years.

The final time Nigeria was within the UK for a state go to was in 1989 by the previous Army Head of State, Ibrahim Babangida.

This was adopted by visits to Nigeria by King Charles, then because the Prince of Wales in 1990, 1999, 2006 and 2018.

In November 2023, President Tinubu met with King Charles forward of the twenty eighth United Nations local weather change convention (COP28) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Each leaders additionally met throughout a non-public assembly at Buckingham Palace in September 2024.