Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has arrived at the Palais Brongniart in Paris, the venue of New Global Financing Pact summit.
The President was received by the French Minister of Europe And Foreign Affairs, Catherine Colonna.
He arrived in the company of his Aide-de-Camp, Nurudeen Yusuf.
Having departed Abuja for France on Tuesday, Tinubu will also use the opportunity of the summit to hold bilateral meetings with various countries including officials of France, US and Switzerland to discuss possible ways of attracting foreign direct investments.
Channels Television reports that the financial summit which is hosted by France seeks to establish a system that will be more responsive, just and inclusive.
It also seeks to fight inequalities, finance the climate transition, and biodiversity protection, and move closer to achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
About 39 heads of state from around the world are expected to be part of the summit. Also expected to be in attendance are several multilateral development banks including the World Bank, Africa Development Bank, European Union, African Union and the United Nations.