Mao Ning, spokesperson for China's Foreign Ministry, takes a question during a regular press conference in Beijing, China, May 26, 2023. (PHOTO / FOREIGN MINISTRY, CHINA)

BEIJING - At the invitation of the government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Special Envoy of Chinese President Xi Jinping and Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress Peng Qinghua will attend President Bola Tinubu's inauguration ceremony in the capital of Nigeria Abuja on May 29, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning announced on Monday.