President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday received South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, at the Villa in Abuja.
Ramaphosa arrived at the Villa around 10 am. He inspected a guard of honour and was treated to a 21-gun salute.
His visit to the Villa is coming hours after the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed the first three cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 in the West African nation, saying they are linked to passengers from South Africa.
Buhari, in a statement issued by his spokesman, Femi Adesina, told ministers and government delegates of both countries that a strong bond of brotherhood between Nigeria and South Africa would be of great benefit to Africa as a catalyst for economic, technological, social and cultural development and as a force for peace and security on the continent.
