VICE-President Kashim Shettima has said he never expected he would be invited to speak at any events of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), following his appearance at the 2023 edition of the NBA conference in Lagos State when he trended for about a month on the Internet. The Vice President …
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VP Shettima Urges Deployment of Biotech Innovations For Economic Growth
VICE President Kashim Shettima has urged experts in the biotechnology ecosystem to harness the innovative power of biotechnology to drive economic growth. Shettima made this call while declaring open the five-day International Conference on Biotechnology (ICoB24) hosted by the National Biotechnology Research and Development Agency (NBRDA) on Monday in Abuja. …
Read More »VP Shettima Opens Up On Tinubu’s Health
VICE President of Nigeria, Kashim Shettima, on Friday, dismissed rumours that President Bola Tinubu is sick. The former Borno State governor declared that his boss is a man full of ideas. Recall that Tinubu during the Democracy Day celebration last month missed his steps and fell. Shettima, however, at a town …
Read More »FG Announces Boost In Nation’s Economy
THE Federal Government has reported significant boosts in the nation’s economy with the Excess Crude Account standing at 473.75 million dollars and Stabilisation Account at over N28.7 billion. The Government also said that the nation’s Natural Resources fund stood at over N53.89 billion. The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister …
Read More »Milk Day: VP Shettima Unveils National Dairy Policy
The Federal Government has inaugurated the National Dairy Policy to catalyse development in the livestock and dairy sectors. The policy, unveiled on Tuesday in Abuja by Vice President Kashim Shettima, aims to achieve sustainable diversification of the national economy, a key objective of its National Development Plan (2021–2025). The document …
Read More »VP Shettima Praises Tinubu For Transparency In Financial Dealings
VICE President Kashim Shettima has said the President Bola Tinubu-led federal government has performed well in its fiscal responsibilities and management, as the administration maintains transparency in financial dealings. He cited the recent ranking by global credit rating agency, Fitch, which upgraded Nigeria’s credit outlook to positive, describing it as …
Read More »FG Restate Commitment To Revitalise Revenue Generation – Shettima
VICE-President Kashim Shettima on Saturday restated President Bola Tinubu’s commitment to revitalise revenue generation in the country. Shettima stated this at the close-out retreat of the Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms Committee at the Transcorp Hilton, Abuja. Shettima was represented by the Special Adviser to the President on General …
Read More »VP Shettima Departs Abuja For US-Africa Business Summit
VICE President Kashim Shettima has departed Abuja for Dallas, United States of America, to represent President Bola Tinubu at the 2024 US-Africa Business Summit hosted by the Corporate Council on Africa. A statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Communications, Stanley Nkwocha said the Vice President would join …
Read More »Nigeria Economy To Experience Significant Growth Soon – Shettima
VICE President Kashim Shettima has expressed the optimism that the Nigerian economy would experience significant growth soon. Shettima stated this on Thursday in Abuja at the 2nd Chronicle Roundtable, organised by 21st Century Media Services, publishers of 21st Century Chronicle. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the event …
Read More »Shettima Urges Political Leaders To Project Nigeria’s Cultural Diversity
VICE-President Kashim Shettima has urged political leaders to project the beauty of the nation’s cultural diversity. Mr Stanley Nkwocha, spokesperson of the Vice-President, in a statement on Saturday, said Shettima made the call during conferment of the Chieftaincy title of Asiwaju of Ijebuland on Dr Sulaiman Adegunwa. According to the …
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