VICE President Kashim Shettima has departed Abuja, Nigeria for Beijing in China to attend the 3rd Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) Forum. In a statement on Sunday, presidential spokesman, Stanley Nkwocha, said Shettima would represent President Bola Tinubu at the forum. Nwokocha said Shettima would join world leaders from over 130 countries …
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FG Inaugurates Initiative To Provide Digital Skills To 3 Million Nigerians
VICE President Kashim Shettima, on Friday, inaugurated the ‘Skillnovation Programme’, designed to provide over three million Nigerians with essential digital skills for information technology revolution. Shettima, while launching the programme at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja, said the initiative was part of the government’s efforts to ensure …
Read More »President Tinubu Committed To Improving Livelihood, Fortunes Of Nigerians – Shettima
THE Vice President, Kashim Shettima, has reiterated the commitment of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration to improve the livelihood of Nigerians and fortunes of the country. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications, Office of the Vice-President, Stanley Nkwocha, in a statement, said Shettima gave the assurance …
Read More »VP, Kashim Shettima To Represent Tinubu At G77 Summit In Cuba
VICE President Kashim Shettima on Wednesday departed Nigeria to represent President Bola Tinubu at the G77, China Leaders’ Summit in Havana, Cuba, holding from Sept. 15 to 17. The Director of Information, Office of the Vice President, Mr Olusola Abiola, in a statement, said Shettima would join other world leaders, …
Read More »President Tinubu’ll Prioritise Domestic Health Financing For Better Outcomes — VP, Shettima
VICE President Kashim Shettima on Tuesday said the Tinubu administration has its eyes locked on domestic routes to financing the health needs of Nigerians, which he described as one of its three “major commitments”. “Improved health outcomes for all Nigerians; increased domestic financing for health; and promoting health industrialization…these are …
Read More »How `Insurgency Caused $9bn Damage In Northeast — Shettima
VICE President Kashim Shettima lamented on Saturday in Maiduguri that the Boko Haram insurgency had inflicted damage worth $9 billion on the Northeast. According to a statement by Olusola Abiola, the Director of Information at the Office of the Vice President, Shettima stated this while inaugurating the distribution of palliatives …
Read More »Why We Upheld Shettima’s Nomination – Tribunal
THE Presidential Election Petition Tribunal on Wednesday struck out the petition of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM). In a ruling on the objections against the petition made by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Vice President Kashim Shettima and the All Progressives Congress (APC), the Presiding Justice of the Court, Justice Haruna …
Read More »Vice President Shettima To Represent Tinubu At 15th BRIC Summit In South Africa
The Vice President, Kashim Shettima, on Monday afternoon, departed Abuja for Johannesburg, South Africa, to represent President Bola Tinubu at the 15th BRICS Summit of Heads of State and Government. Vice President Shettima will be joining other business and political leaders across the world at the Summit scheduled for the …
Read More »Vice President Shettima To Represent Tinubu At Rome, Russia Summits
Vice President Kashim Shettima has departed Abuja to represent President Bola Tinubu at two major international Summits in Rome, Italy, and St Petersburg, Russia. Shettima who left Abuja’s Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport at about 3:00 pm Sunday will join other global leaders for the first Stocktaking Moment Summit themed “Transforming …
Read More »Vice President Kashim Shettima Presides Over NEC Meeting In Aso Villa
This month’s meeting of the National Economic Council (NEC) has commenced at the presidential villa, Abuja with Vice President Kashim Shettima presiding. It is coming at a time the hike in the price of petroleum products has brought serious stress on citizens. The meeting is expected to dwell extensively …
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