President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has extended his working vacation by a few days and will return to Nigeria this weekend, according to a statement by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga. Tinubu departed Nigeria on August 30 for London to begin the working vacation and later moved to Paris, France, where he met with French President Emmanuel Macron and businessman Vincent Bollore. Onanuga said that despite his absence, Tinubu had continued to direct the affairs of government, including ordering an independent panel to investigate the deaths of 37 illegal miners in Minna following their detention by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC). While away, Tinubu delegated Vice President Kashim Shettima to represent him at some official functions; Shettima left Abuja on September 20 for New York to attend the 81st United Nations General Assembly.
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