Bola Tinubu became Nigeria’s president on 29 May,during a period of unprecedented challenges for Africa’s most populous country, to address the country’s persistent economic and security issues.

• Thousands of Nigerians and several heads of government attended the swearing-in ceremony for the 71-year-old Tinubu in the country’s capital, Abuja.
• He succeeds President Muhammadu Buhari to lead a country that by 2050 is forecast to become the third most populous nation in the world, tied with the United States after India and China.