Vice-President Kashim Shettima on Wednesday inaugurated the Supervisory Board of the Debt Management Office (DMO) to strengthen fiscal and monetary policy coordination of the Federal Government. The vice-president, while inaugurating the board at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, said it was part of government’s efforts to ensure long-term debt sustainability, in line with President Bola Tinubu’s…
Vice-President Kashim Shettima has pledged support for the Naija Creates project. Shettima offered his support during a courtesy visit by Mo Abudu, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ebony Life Group, to the presidential villa, Abuja, on Tuesday. The Vice-President, who assured that his office would support the project in all its ramifications, added that…
Vice-President Kashim Shettima, on Wednesday, said Nigeria was ready to spearhead the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Shettima said this at a forum of Friends of AfCFTA on the sidelines of the ongoing 2025 World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland. While addressing the forum tagged, “Forum Friends of AfCFTA: Turning Digital Trade into…
Vice-President Kashim Shettima and the President of Botswana, Duma Boko, held a bilateral meeting on Tuesday to discuss areas of mutual interest between both countries. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the meeting took place on the sidelines of the 2025 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Shettima explained that the meeting was…
Vice-President Kashim Shettima is scheduled to hold a bilateral meeting with the Chairman, Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group, Dr Muhammad-Sulaiman Al-Jasser, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Dec. 20. This is contained in a statement on Monday by Mr Stanley Nkwocha, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Communications, Office of the Vice President….
Vice-President Kashim Shettima says Nigeria-China trade value has hit N7.38 trillion as at June. Shettima said this at the China-Africa Interbank Association Forum (CAIBA) 2024 in Abuja on Wednesday organised by First Bank Plc. The vice-president, represented by Dr Aliyu Modibbo, the Special Adviser to the President, General Duty, said that China remained the country’s…
Vice-President Kashim Shettima on Wednesday departed Abuja for Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, to attend the opening of the International Exhibition of Extractive and Energy Resources (SIREXE) 2024 conference. Mr Stanley Nkwocha, Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to the President on Media & Communications, Office of the Vice-President, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja. He said conference…
Vice President Kashim Shettima and Gov. Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau are in Sweden to explore sustainable transportation solutions and innovative telecommunications advancements for Nigeria. In a statement on Saturday in Jos, Mr Gyang Bere, the Director of Press and Public Affairs to Mutfwang , said this was part of Shettima and the governor’s plans, who…
Amid hardship in the country, Nigeria’s President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and Vice President, Kashim Shettima, have left. Tinubu first left the country to go to the UK. From there, he moved to France and went there on the grounds of an annual leave. On Wednesday, his Vice, Shettima, who is supposed to be the acting…
Vice-President Kashim Shettima on Wednesday departed Abuja for Sweden on a two-day visit to represent Nigeria in bilateral engagements with the Scandinavian nation. The spokesperson of the vice-president, Mr Stanley Nkwocha, in a statement, said Shettima, during the working visit, will engage in high-level bilateral talks with key government officials. The News Agency of Nigeria…
