Nigeria, March 16 -- President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will depart Abuja on Tuesday, March 17, for a historic state visit to the United Kingdom at the invitation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla.

According to a statement issued on Monday by the President's Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the Nigerian leader will be accompanied by the First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, for the visit. Onanuga said the British monarch will host the Nigerian President and his wife at Windsor Castle from March 18 to March 19.

He described the trip as historic, noting that it would be the first state visit by a Nigerian leader to the United Kingdom in 37 years and the first time a Nigerian president would be hosted by a British monarch at W...