President Muhammadu Buhari arrived Riyadh, the capital of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia around 11:50pm on Monday to take part in the Future Investment Initiative Institute conference.
He was received at King Khalid International Airport by the Deputy Governor of Riyadh, Prince Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Abdulaziz.
Buhari, with other world leaders, will participate in the opening ceremony of the event on Tuesday and the three-day plenary sessions, focused on the theme for the 5th edition of the summit, “Invest in Humanity”.
He will also perform the lesser Hajj in Madina and Makka before returning to the country on Friday.
The President is accompanied on the trip by the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Otunba Niyi Adebayo; Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami; Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Amb. Zubairu Dada; Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva; the Director General of National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Amb. Ahmed Rufai Abubakar; and Managing Director of Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority, Uche Orji.