Prime Minister Narendra Modi left Nigeria for Brazil on Sunday evening to attend the G20 summit. He described his visit to the West African country as "fruitful". Prime Minister Narendra Modi boarded a flight to Brazil after a fruitful visit to Nigeria, the Prime Minister's Office wrote in a post on X.

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Before his departure, PM Modi also posted a message on Twitter. He thanked Nigeria "for a fruitful visit" and said it would "give momentum and strength to India-Nigeria friendship". Earlier, PM Modi met Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Sunday. PM Modi was accorded a ceremonial welcome with a 21-gun salute upon his arrival at State House.

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In the meeting between the two leaders, PM Modi expressed his condolences to President Tinubu for the devastation caused by the recent floods in the country. President Tinubu thanked Prime Minister Modi for the timely assistance from India with relief materials and medicines. The two leaders highlighted the strategic partnership between India and Nigeria and discussed issues to improve bilateral relations. Enhancing defense and security cooperation was also discussed in the meeting. PM ​​Modi and President Tinubu reaffirmed their commitment to fighting terrorism, piracy, and radicalism together. PM Modi offered Nigeria India's experience in agriculture, transport, affordable medicine, renewable energy, and digital transformation. President Tinubu appreciated the development cooperation partnership offered by India and its meaningful impact on building local capacity, skills, and professional expertise.

Nigeria's highest civilian award conferred on PM Modi.

President Tinubu appreciated India's efforts to raise the concerns of developing countries through the 'Voice of the Global South Summits'. The two leaders agreed to work together to meet the development aspirations of the 'Global South'. Prime Minister Modi appreciated the role played by Nigeria as the Chair of ECOWAS and its contribution to multilateral forums. Nigerian President Bola Tinubu conferred Nigeria's highest honor, 'The Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger' (GCON) on Prime Minister Modi.