Vice President Kashim Shettima on Friday said despite the hardship Nigerians are facing due to the Federal Government’s economic reforms, they should prioritise constructive action over protest. Shettima made this appeal when he announced the Federal Government’s participation in the Grand Challenges Nigeria Project during a high-level meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The global health initiative was designed to …

Vice President Kashim Shettima yesterday inaugurated the newly constructed multi-billion Naira Bauchi State Government House. LEADERSHIP Sunday reports that in 2022, the project which includes the construction of an international conference centre, office complexes, mosque, clinic, parameter fencing, fire station, and banquet halls among others, was awarded at the cost of about N6 billion. The vice president said, “The commissioning …

President Bola Tinubu and the Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima will now pay airport access toll and parking fees at any of the nation’s airports. This was as the Federal Executive Council (FEC), chaired by the President approved a memorandum from the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development scrapping toll exemptions for all Very Important Persons (VIPs) and government officials …

Vice President Kashim Shettima, on Saturday, said the tax reforms undertaken by the President Bola Tinubu administration are not aimed to frustrate Nigerians but to sustain the country’s investment friendliness. Shettima, represented by his Special Adviser on General Duties, Aliyu Umar, spoke at the close-out retreat of the Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms Committee held at the Transcorp Hilton, …

The 90th birthday celebration of the Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Adetona, was, on Friday, attended by dignitaries including Vice President Kashim Shettima, Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State, and Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State, among others. Reports that during the event held at Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Ago-Iwoye, in Ogun State, President Bola Tinubu, represented by Shettima, conferred …

President Bola Tinubu and other prominent citizens have backed chess Grandmaster, Tunde Onakoya, in his attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the longest unbeaten chess marathon. Onakoya’s 58-hour quest to break the Guinness World record for the longest unbeaten chess marathon began Wednesday, 17 April at 10 am in Times Square, New York and according to Tiltify, he …

The Federal Government on Tuesday inaugurated the tripartite committee on the national minimum wage. Vice President Kashim Shettima inaugurated the 37-member panel at the Council Chamber of the State House in Abuja. With its membership cutting across federal, and state governments, the private sector, and organised labour, the panel is to recommend a new national minimum wage for the country. …

The traditional ruler of the Ukpo kingdom in Anambra State, Igwe Robert Eze has conferred the title of “Enyi Ndigbo” on the Vice President, Kashim Shettima. Similarly, Igwe Eze conferred the title of “Agu Naechemba Ndigbo” on the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje. The title “Agu Naechemba” means “Lion that protects the public,” and “Enyi …

Notable Nigerians, including Vice President Kashim Shettima and Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, have called for an attitudinal change among Nigerians, saying it remains the key to driving economic growth, social cohesion, and environmental protection in the country. They noted that the problems facing Nigeria are not new but require bold and decisive action to address, adding that attitudinal change …

Vice President Kashim Shettima has inaugurated an electric energy meter manufacturing factory in Oraifite, Ekwusigo Local Government Area of Anambra State. During the inauguration at the factory’s premises in Oraifite, Anambra State, on Thursday, Shettima said the energy factory, called Advanced Energy Management Solutions, would help the Federal Government in it’s efforts at addressing the power challenges in the country. …