Vice President Kashim Shettima has announced plans to mark his 60th birthday with a low-key celebration, urging friends, associates and well-wishers to refrain from placing congratulatory advertisements or organising public events in his honour. Shettima, who will turn 60 on September 2, 2026, made the appeal in a statement issued on Saturday by his Senior…
Vice President Kashim Shettima has represented President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the graduation ceremony of the National Defence College Course 34. Delivering the President’s address, Shettima emphasized that national security remains the fundamental foundation for achieving Nigeria’s economic ambitions and securing lasting prosperity. He noted that the administration considers the safety and protection of lives…
Vice President Kashim Shettima, on behalf of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has inaugurated the 33.5-kilometre Elele-Umudioga-Egbeda-Ubimini-Akpabu-Ikiri-Omoku Dual Carriageway in Rivers State. The road cuts across Ikwerre, Emohua and Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Areas, linking communities along a major agricultural, commercial and oil and gas corridor leading to Omoku, known as the state’s Gas City. Shettima said…
Vice President Kashim Shettima has reaffirmed the Federal Government’s commitment to supporting credible investments capable of driving economic growth, creating jobs and accelerating sustainable development across Nigeria. He gave the assurance while speaking at the Delta Economic and Investment Summit in Asaba. Shettima described the growing number of investment summits across states as a healthy development, noting that increased…
Vice President Kashim Shettima has led a delegation of six state governors and senior government officials on a working visit to the Republic of Benin to explore strategies for revitalising Nigeria’s textile industry. According to a statement by the Vice President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Communications, Stanley Nkwocha, the delegation will visit the Glo-Djigbé Industrial Zone (GDIZ) near Cotonou to…
Vice President Kashim Shettima has departed Abuja to represent President Bola Tinubu at the 69th Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in Freetown, Sierra Leone. According to a statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications,…
Vice President Kashim Shettima travelled to Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State, on Saturday to express sympathy to the Nigerian Army and the state government following a recent attack on military personnel in Benisheikh. The incident claimed the lives of several senior officers and soldiers. Upon arrival, Shettima was received by the Theatre Commander, Major…
Nigeria’s Vice President, Kashim Shettima, has reassured Nigerians of the Federal Government’s commitment to improving electricity supply through ongoing reforms in the power sector. Speaking at the inauguration of the new headquarters of the Nigerian Electricity Liability Management Company in Abuja, Shettima emphasized that energy security is vital to national development and must be managed with transparency, accountability,…
Vice President Kashim Shettima departed Abuja on Thursday for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where he will represent President Bola Tinubu at the 2026 African Union (AU) Summit. The summit, themed “Assuring Sustainable Water Availability and Safe Sanitation Systems to Achieve the Goals of Agenda 2063,” will focus on Africa-wide strategies to improve water sustainability, strengthen sanitation…
President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima are projected to spend a combined total of N9.36 billion on local and international travels, as well as food and refreshments, in the 2026 fiscal year. Details contained in the 2026 Appropriation Bill released by the Budget Office of the Federation on Thursday show that the two…
