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 …

In a landmark development for Nigeria’s oil and gas sector, Oriental Energy Resources Limited has launched a $315 million Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel designed to significantly enhance the nation’s crude oil production. The FPSO vessel, with a storage capacity of one million barrels, which will kick off with an initial production of 17,000 barrels per day before …

Vice President Kashim Shettima has called on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and commercial banks to urgently address the growing concerns surrounding high and arbitrary charges imposed by Point-of-Sale (PoS) operators, which he described as an impediment to financial inclusion in Nigeria. Represented by the Special Adviser to the President on Economic matters, Dr Tope Fasua, the Shettima said …

Vice-President Kashim Shettima has projected that Nigeria’s economy will grow in “leaps and bounds” by 2025. At a retreat organised for presidential aides and heads of units in his Abuja office on Saturday, Shettima referenced the crude oil production of 1.8 million barrels per day recorded recently as part of the country’s economic improvements so far. According to the Vice President, …