Vice President Kashim Shettima has declared that the federal government was passionate about empowering Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, MSMEs, for the development of the nation’s economy. He stated this in an interview with journalists during his tour of exhibition stands at the BRICS Trade Fair in Johannesburg, South Africa, yesterday. According to him, “it is a known fact that …

Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima has lauded Google’s N1.2 billion grant for President Bola Tinubu administration’s 1 million jobs initiative. Receiving some executives of Google at the Presidential Villa on Tuesday, the Vice President said the announcement of a grant of N1.2 billion to support the Tinubu administration’s digital jobs initiative was commendable and worthy of emulation by other companies. …

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 on Sunday, will join other global leaders for the first Stocktaking Moment Summit themed, “Transforming Food Systems for People, Planet and Prosperity,” holding from …

Vice President Kashim Shettima, on Sunday, said military offensives alone could not sustainably resolve the security crisis in the North-West. Rather, he said it would take a mix of kinetic and non-kinetic strategies to restore calm in the troubled region. “Unless we want to engage in an endless war of attrition, there cannot be a military solution to the crisis …

Girl child rights activist, Malala Yousafzai met with Vice President Kashim Shettima at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Wednesday. The visit was in continuation of her advocacy for girl-child education. Shortly after the visit, she told State House correspondents that over 120 million female children were still deprived of education, despite the benefits inherent in it. She said: ”I am …

Vice President Kashim Shettima on Saturday met with Governor Dapo Abiodun in Ogun State. Shtettima was received into the state by Abiodun at the site of the ongoing Gateway International Agro-Cargo Airport, Iperu, Ikenne Local Government Area. According to Abiodun, the Vice President was in the state to attend the funeral service of founder of First City Monument Bank, Otunba …

President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima, on Wednesday, closed their case in the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar at the Presidential Election Petition Court. Testifying as the respondents’ star witness, the Senate Majority Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele told the court that Tinubu was never indicted, charged or convicted for …

Vice President Kashim Shettima on Wednesday prayed for lasting healing for Nigeria and Nigerians, urging them to be united. “May Allah heal us from whatever afflicts us in our private lives and as a nation, and may this day bring forth enduring unity and progress to our beloved country”, he told journalists after observing the Eid prayers at the National …

President Bola Tinubu has approved the return of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) to the Office of the Vice President for supervision, in compliance with their various establishment Acts. In a statement on Tuesday by the Director of Information in the Office of the Vice President, Olusola Abiola said that the …

Vice President Kashim Shettima, on Tuesday, decorated the acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, at the State House. This followed his appointment by President Bola Tinubu on Monday. The ceremony had in attendance the National Security Adviser, Malam Nuhu Ribadu; Chairman of the Progressives Governors’ Forum, Senator Hope Uzodinma; the President’s Chief of Staff, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila; Secretary …