Former president, Muhammadu Buhari, has condoled Vice-President Kashim Shettima over the death of his stepmother, Hajja Hauwa Ajja Kormi, on Thursday in Maiduguri, Borno State. In a reaction to news of the death, Muhammadu Buhari said in a statement yesterday by his media aide, Garba Shehu; “It is very sad to know about the demise of the Vice President’s respected …

Vice President Kashim Shettima has assured businesses operating in the Lekki Free Zone that President Bola Tinubu’s administration remains committed to providing the necessary infrastructure to enhance production and related activities in the area. According to a statement by Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Office of the Vice President, Stanley Nkwocha, Shettima gave the assurance …

Vice President Kashim Shettima has debunked claims that the Federal Government is planning to relocate some federal agencies and institutions to Lagos. He was speaking through his Political Adviser, Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, at the 10th Ahmadu Bello Annual Memorial Lecture which was held in Maiduguri, on Saturday, 27 January. “There is no truth in the rumours that the Federal Government …

Vice President Kashim Shettima expressed the confidence of President Bola Tinubu’s administration in the newly sworn-in Kogi Governor Usman Ododo, to deliver good governance. According to a statement by Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to the President on Media and Publicity, Office of the Vice President, Stanley Nkwocha, Vice President Shettima spoke during the inauguration of Ododo and Salifu Joel Oyibo …

In the wake of the prevailing bloodletting in the country, Vice President Kashim Shettima has reminded Nigerians that ending insecurity in the nation remained the cardinal agenda of President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Shettima spoke at the opening of a two-day roundtable on insecurity in northern Nigeria, with the theme “Multi-dimensional Approach to Tackling Insecurity in Northern Nigeria” organised by the …

Vice President Kashim Shettima has implored African leaders to work towards ramping up the total $3.1 trillion Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of countries on the continent, amounting to a paltry three per cent of the overall global GDP. During the African Economy of Scale plenary on the sidelines of the ongoing World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, the Vice …

Vice President Kashim Shettima has departed Abuja to represent Nigeria at the 2024 annual meeting of the World Economic Forum scheduled to hold in Davos, Switzerland. The Vice President will join other political and business leaders across the world at the annual forum to discuss global socio-economic and development issues. Top on his agenda, apart from the plenary session, is …

The federal government has announced plans to formalise one million businesses across Nigeria at a discounted rate. Vice President Kashim Shettima disclosed this on Tuesday when he launched the Expanded National MSME Clinic in Makurdi, the Benue State capital, marking the first stop on a nationwide journey to empower small and medium-sized businesses. MSME Clinic, the first of its kind …

Vice President Kashim Shettima, on Saturday, identified agricultural revolution as the only critical step that can help Nigeria surmount insecurity and poverty among its growing population. He said this can be achieved through the deployment of technology to actualise food security among the country’s growing population, noting that it is where the university comes to extract the maximum benefits from …

  Nigeria’s Vice President, Kashim Shettima, said on Tuesday that he supported the adoption of non-kinetic mechanisms to tackle insecurity in Nigeria’s South East. “The approach is the most beautiful I have seen so far. We need to build bridges; there is a need for a handshake; that way, those that have not been radicalised can be captured”, the Vice …