Pope Leo XIV and President Bola Tinubu met at the Vatican in Rome on Sunday.
Following Sunday’s inauguration mass, the Pope also shook hands with a number of international leaders in St Peter’s Square.
The meeting takes place soon after Leo, who was formerly Cardinal Robert Prevost, was sworn in as the 267th head of the Roman Catholic Church and the Bishop of Rome.
A video which made the rounds indicated that the Nigerian president shook hands with the Pope and spoke with him briefly before leaving.
The US pontiff shook hands with several world leaders in St Peter’s Square after the inauguration mass on Sunday.
Other world leaders who shook hands with the Pope included US Vice President J.D. Vance and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, among others.
Tinubu had joined other world leaders in Rome, Italy, on Sunday for the installation mass marking the beginning of the Pontificate of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV.
At the installation mass, Pope Leo XIV set the tone for his papacy with a call to stop exploiting nature and marginalising the poor.
Many Catholics are unfamiliar with the 69-year-old, who has served as a missionary in Peru for 20 years, but in the last week, he has given hints about the type of leader he would be.
He frequently advocated for social justice and appealed for peace in a world full of conflicts in meetings with diplomats, journalists, and religious leaders.
