Vice President Kashim Shettima presided over the National Economic Council (NEC) meeting on Thursday, held at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. In attendance were the Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum and Governor of Kwara State, AbdulRahman AbdulRazak, as well as the Chairman of the Progressive Governors’ Forum and Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma. Also…
Vice President Kashim Shettima has inaugurated the rehabilitated and expanded Danbaba Suntai Airport in Jalingo, the Taraba State capital. Vice President Kashim Shettima inaugurated the airport shortly after arriving in Jalingo at around 10:17 a.m. on Wednesday, ahead of the Taraba International Investment Summit 2025. The summit, themed “Unlocking Taraba’s Investment Potentials – Advancing Agriculture,…
The Federal Government has signed an agreement with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) to commit over $158 million to support smallholder farmers in nine states across northern Nigeria. An agreement was signed during a meeting chaired by Vice President Kashim Shettima at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, with several governors and deputy governors…
Vice President Kashim Shettima has departed Abuja for Libreville, Gabon, to represent Nigeria at the inauguration of the country’s President-elect, Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema. A statement by Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Communications (Office of the Vice President), Stanley Nkwocha, on Saturday said Shettima left on Saturday, at the instance of…
Nigerian Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, said the administration of President Bola Tinubu is committed to ensuring the improvement of Hajj operations. He spoke during the National Hajj Stakeholders Summit organised by the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Hajj Institute of Nigeria (HIN) in collaboration with Jaiz Bank in Abuja. Represented by Bashir Maidugu,…
Vice President Kashim Shettima returned to Abuja after representing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the just-concluded 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, United States. A spokesman for the Vice President, Stanley Nkwocha, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. During the session in New York, Shettima called on world leaders…
