Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu “is very fine” after he fell over at a reception ceremony in Turkey, one of his aides has told the BBC.

Tinubu, 73, was being welcomed by his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan at an official ceremony in the capital, Ankara, when he fell over.

After walking past a long line of soldiers and dignitaries Tinubu can be seen moving to his left when he stumbles and falls. The official video posted on the Turkish president’s X account then cuts to an aerial shot as people can be seen helping the president and 45 seconds later Tinubu and Erdogan were filmed standing next to each other.

Tinubu appeared unhurt and one of his aides said he was then able to continue with a bilateral meeting.

Video clips of the incident are being shared on social media.

The last time the president fell over in public, in June 2024, he made a joke about it, saying people thought he was doing a popular dance move.

At that time the incident was described as a “mild misstep” by an aide, and there was also a lot of sympathy for Tinubu, including from leading opposition politician Atiku Abubakar, who called it an “unfortunate incident”.

Another politician, Shehu Sani, said that it showed the president was a human being and no different to anyone else.

Tinubu’s visit to Turkey “is aimed at strengthening the existing cordial relations”, the president’s office has said in a statement.

Speaking to the BBC on condition of anonymity after Tinubu fell over on Tuesday afternoon, an aide said the president was “very fine and in a bilateral meeting now”.

He did not give further details.

Tinubu took office in 2023 after winning elections.