Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima has reaffirmed the firm resolve of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu led administration to empower the Nigerian Armed Forces to subdue the security challenges bedeviling the country. He acknowledged the sacrifices of the fallen soldiers who paid the supreme price to safeguard Nigeria’s territorial integrity,...
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Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has approved the immediate employment of 81 top graduating students of Kashim Ibrahim University (KIU), most of whom hold first-class and second-class upper degrees. Zulum announced the approval during the university’s maiden combined convocation ceremony on Saturday, an event graced by high-level...
Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, has described marital unions as fundamental pillars of Nigeria’s social strength and long-term national development. Specifically, he observed that marriage is not merely a personal milestone but a social institution that nurtures values essential for national cohesion, stability, and progress. Senator Shettima stated this...
National Economic Council (NEC) has constituted a committee on livestock development to expedite the implementation of livestock production in Nigeria. This is just as Chairman of the Council, Vice President Kashim Shettima , has said a practical, enduring, and nationally accepted solution to the farmer-herder crisis will guarantee food...
Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima has reaffirmed the resolve of the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to remodel the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) into a globally recognised centre of excellence that is digitally driven and financially stable by 2030. According to him, apart from...
The Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, has flagged off the Aliko Dangote Foundation Education Scholarship Initiative, with a call for stakeholders to recommit to building a future where every Nigerian child can become the best version of themselves. This is just as the President of the Foundation, Alhaji Aliko...
Vice President Kashim Shettima on Monday witnessed the inauguration and swearing-in ceremony of President Alassane Ouattara, for another term in office as President of Côte d’Ivoire in Abidjan, where he reaffirmed Nigeria’s continued commitment to regional peace and stability. This is just as the World Bank has applauded the...
Nigerian Vice President, Kashim Shettima has departed Abuja for Abidjan, Cote D’Ivoire, to represent President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the inauguration of Mr. Alassane Ouattara for a fourth term in office as President of that country. Senator Shettima is expected to join other leaders across Africa and beyond to...
Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima has implored state governments, ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) of the federal government, the organised private sector, and other stakeholders to do more in advancing the business environment in Nigeria. He acknowledged the successes recorded this year, describing them “as the triumph of collaboration...
Vice President Kashim Shettima, has said the improved investment in Nigeria’s education sector by the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, reflects the renewed vigour to properly situate the nation in the global knowledge economy. He warned that Nigeria cannot compete globally if its universities remain underfunded, stressing that...
Shettima returns to Abuja after successful engagements at G20, AU–EU summits in South Africa, Angola
Shettima returns to Abuja after successful engagements at G20, AU–EU summits in South Africa, Angola
Vice President Kashim Shettima has arrived in Abuja from Luanda, Angola, after successfully representing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the 7th African Union–European Union (AU-EU) Summit held in that country. Senior Special Assistant to The President on Media & Communications (Office of The Vice President), Stanley Nkwocha, disclosed this...
Following the decision of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to stay back in Nigeria and attend to security concerns in the country, Vice President Kashim Shettima has departed Abuja to represent the President at the G20 Leaders’ Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa @g20org. Senior Special Assistant to the President on...
President Bola Tinubu has asked Vice President Kashim Shettima to visit Kebbi State on Wednesday to sympathise with the Kebbi State government and assure parents and guardians of the kidnapped schoolgirls that the government will ensure their quick release. President Tinubu in a statement by his spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, also...
Vice President Kashim Shettima on Monday welcomed former Kogi State Governor, Idris Wada, and several prominent opposition figures into the All Progressives Congress (APC), marking a major political shift in the state. The reception, held at Muhammadu Buhari Square in Lokoja, brought together defectors from the PDP, SDP, ADC,...
Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima has described the passing of Hajiya Sutura Shehu Shagari, the last surviving wife of former President Shehu Shagari as a huge loss to Nigeria, saying she will be remembered for her life of compassionate and selfless service to her community and the nation at...
Former Borno State governor, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, has firmly denied ever accusing Vice President Kashim Shettima of founding or supporting the Boko Haram insurgency. In a statement issued on Saturday in Abuja, titled “A Lie Taken Too Far: Shettima, Ali Modu Sheriff Are Not on War Path,” the...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- Residents of Yenagoa, the capital city of Bayelsa State, were enthralled by renewed hope on Monday, as Vice President Bola Tinubu formally received Governor Douye Diri and his teeming supporters into the All Progressives Congress (APC). President Tinubu described the occasion as one of “those...
Vice President Kashim Shettima has assured stakeholders and development partners of the commitment of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to promoting girl-child education across Nigeria. He said among other government interventions in girl-child education, the school feeding programme remains essential. Speaking during a meeting with a PLAN International delegation led...
Vice-President Kashim Shettima has conveyed heartfelt appreciation to President Bola Tinubu, First Lady Oluremi Tinubu, and Nigerians nationwide for their warm messages and prayers on his 59th birthday. In a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja, Shettima extended his gratitude to a wide array of well-wishers, including governors, senators,...