{
  "id": 8199861,
  "title": "Singapore President extends invitation to Tinubu",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/singapore-president-extends-invitation-to-tinubu",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-18T07:31:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/09/18/singapore-president-extends-invitation-to-tinubu/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Singapore's President Tharman Shanmugaratnam has extended an invitation for Nigeria's President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to visit Singapore, as the two nations strive to enhance their bilateral relations and cooperation. Ambassador Jimoh Ibrahim, Nigeria's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, disclosed this information in a statement issued by the Nigerian Mission House in New York. Ibrahim explained that Singapore's Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Burhan Gafoor, presented the invitation through a letter from Shanmugaratnam during a visit to the Nigerian Permanent Mission House. Gafoor received the letter and conveyed his gratitude to the Singaporean government for extending the invitation. He assured Gafoor that Tinubu would schedule a visit to Singapore in the near future. According to Ibrahim, Nigeria's economic reforms under Tinubu's administration have garnered international attention, particularly in the fields of multilateralism and national development. He also compared Tinubu's economic reforms to the transformative changes that occurred during Singapore's former Prime Minister, Lee Kuan Yew's tenure.",
  "summary": "The President of Singapore, Tharman Shanmugaratnam, has invited President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to visit the country as Nigeria and Singapore move to strengthen bilateral ties and expand areas of cooperation. Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Jimoh Ibrahim, disclosed this in a statement issued by the Nigerian Mission House in New York. According […] Singapore…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}