President Bola Tinubu has directed the Federal Government to take over Nok University, Kachia, Kaduna State, and transform it into a federal university. Vice President Kashim Shettima announced this during the formal handover of the institution’s property and assets to the Federal Government by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Tuesday. Following the …

I acknowledge the Vice President Kashim Shettima’s recent statement regarding the influx of international patients seeking medical treatment in Nigeria. While it is true that some patients, including Americans and others from outside Nigeria, come for specialised medical care, it is important to place this trend in the right context. Kidney transplants, dental procedures, and In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) treatments …

Vice President Kashim Shettima has said that Nigeria is experiencing a rise in reverse medical tourism, with patients from the United States and other countries seeking kidney transplants in the country due to affordability and high-quality medical expertise. During a courtesy visit by the Nigerian Association of Nephrology at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, ahead of the association’s 37th Scientific Conference, …

Nigeria must transform its public debts into strategic assets for economic growth and poverty reduction, rather than viewing it as a financial burden, Vice President Kashim Shettima said yesterday. Shettima spoke while inaugurating the Supervisory Board of the Debt Management Office (DMO) at the State House, Abuja. The board is part of the Federal Government’s efforts to strengthen fiscal and …

A frontline governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Anambra State, Sir Paul Chukwuma has lauded Vice President Kashim Shettima, and Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum, for their roles in the appreciable pace of infrastructure development in the state. Chukwuma, who is an age-long friend and political associate of Shettima, was warmly received by the Vice President …

The metropolitan city of Maiduguri, Borno State, witnessed an unprecedented human traffic event on Saturday as Vice President Kashim Shettima headlined prominent Nigeria political gladiators, influencers and northern politicians at the much-awaited marriage ceremony of Aisha and Zara, daughters of the Deputy National Chairman (North) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Hon. Ali Bukar Dalori. In the past few days, …

Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, has become a beehive of socio-political activities in readiness for the upcoming marriage ceremony of two daughters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Deputy National Chairman (North) Hon. Ali Bukar Dalori. Prominent APC leaders and top politicians, particularly from the north have started arriving at the city in preparation for the January 18 grand wedding …

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, to slash proposed budgets for the Presidency and the National Assembly. The organisation argued that the funds, amounting to N9.4 billion for the Presidency’s travel, meals, and catering expenses, and N344.85 billion for lawmakers, could …

The Federal Government has allocated a total of N6,364,181,224 billion for the renovation and rehabilitation of the residential quarters of President Bola Tinubu, Vice President Kashim Shettima, and some of their aides in the 2025 budget proposal. According to an analysis by Sunday PUNCH’s analysis of the proposed allocation, contained in the 2025 Appropriation Bill presented to the National Assembly, …

This past Monday, Nigeria’s Vice President, Kashim Shettima, held the fèèrè (flute) and blew it admirably. However, bystanders listening to the rhythm of his flute didn’t know whether to cry or laugh. Moyo Okediji, Assistant Professor of Art at the Wellesley College, Massachusetts, in his Art of the Yoruba Art Institute of Chicago Museum Studies, (Vol. 23, No. 2) described …