First to arrive was Venus who landed at the Murtala Mohammed International airport at 3pm.She came in from the United States of America while her younger sister,Serena,who arrived at 9.30pm came in aboard a Turkish Airline flight from Istanbul in Turkey where she won the WTA tennis championships title on Sunday.
Serena told Complete Sports on arrival that she was delighted to be in Nigeria.
'It's nice to be here'',said the Wimbledon,Olympics and USA champions.
Both sisters are counted among the world's' most accomplished athletes,sharing 22 major women's singles championships between them.
Their trip is aimed at promoting "the role that women play in shifting perceptions and encouraging development at all levels across the African continent," said a statement from the Breaking The Mould initiative they are representing.
Serena, 31, and Venus, 32, are due to meet the governor of Lagos state,Babatunde Raji Fashola, hold a tennis clinic at an exclusive club, visit a puberty education class for girls and play an exhibition match before heading to South Africa on November 2.
"They are coming to Lagos to encourage more women to break moulds that have stood between them and their potentials," the statement said.
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