Tag: Kashim Shettima

2027: Tinubu’s retention of Shettima as running mate gives APC full control of North” – Senator 

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Senator on Tinubu Shettima

Senator Sani Musa has praised President Bola Tinubu for retaining Vice-President Kashim Shettima as his running mate for the 2027 presidential election. Musa, who is the chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance, who made his position known in an issued statement yesterday, described the decision as a significant political boost that had strengthened the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s grip on northern Nigeria. The lawmaker said President Tinubu’s decision had renewed confidence across the region, and positioned the APC strongly ahead of the 2027 general election. According to Musa, Shettima’s…

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2027: Tinubu retains Shettima as running mate, submits APC nomination forms

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Tinubu retains Shettima

President Bola Tinubu has officially retained Vice-President Kashim Shettima as his running mate for the 2027 presidential election after submitting the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential nomination forms, bringing an end to months of speculation over the vice-presidential slot.  The development was announced yesterday by the President’s Special Adviser on Political Affairs, Ibrahim Masari, who submitted the completed nomination forms on behalf of President Tinubu during a ceremony in Abuja.  The submission formally confirms that the APC will contest the 2027 presidential election with the same Tinubu-Shettima ticket that secured…

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Tinubu, Shettima to spend ₦9.3bn on travels, food in 2026  – Budget

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Tinubu, VP to spend

President Bola Tinubu and Vice-President Kashim Shettima will spend a total of ₦9,364,349,417 on local and foreign travels, as well as food and refreshments in the 2026 fiscal year. This is according to details of the 2026 Appropriation Bill released on Thursday by the Budget Office of the Federation. Recall that President Tinubu had on December 19, 2025, presented the Budget estimate, totalling ₦58.18trillion to a joint session of the 10th National Assembly, where he said national security remained the foundation of economic growth, investment and social stability. In the…

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2027: Shettima, Atiku, Obi, Kwankwaso, others to discuss way forward 

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Shettima, Atiku, Obi, Kwankwaso

A citizen-led national conference aimed at addressing key challenges threatening Nigeria’s democracy is set to take place on Monday in Abuja. The 2-day event is expected to bring together prominent political figures, including: Vice-President Kashim Shettima, former military Head of State, General AbdulSalami Abubakar, {rtd), former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, and the National Chairman of the ruling All-Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje. Others expected to participate are: the 2023 presidential candidates of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, and the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso,…

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Shettima to represent Tinubu at 2024 CHOGM in Samoa

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Shettima to CHOGM

President Bola Tinubu has mandated Vice-President Kashim Shettima to lead Nigeria’s delegation to the 2024 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Samoa. Senior Special Assistant to the Vice-President on Media and Communications, Stanley Nkwocha, revealed this in a statement yesterday, titled: ‘VP Shettima To Represent President Tinubu At CHOGM 2024’. According to the statement, the VP Shettima will join England’s King Charles and other world leaders from 56 member countries at the first CHOGM to be held in the Pacific small island of Apia, Samoa from October 21 to…

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ExxonMobil proposes $10bn investment in Nigeria’s Deepwater oil

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ExxonMobil proposes

U.S. oil supermajor, ExxonMobil, has proposed an investment of $10 billion in Nigeria’s deepwater oil resource development. According to the spokesman and senior special assistant to the Vice-President, Stanley Nkwocha, in a statement issued yesterday, Vice-President, Kashim Shettima “welcomed ExxonMobil’s proposed $10 billion investment in Nigeria’s deep-water oil operations, describing it as a clear testament to the administration’s economic reforms and investment-friendly policies,” said the statement. Recall that Shettima, on Wednesday, held a high-level meeting with ExxonMobil executives on the sidelines of the on-going 79th Session of the United Nations…

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VP Shettima jets to US, to represent Tinubu at UNGA-79

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Vice-President Kashim Shettima, yesterday departed Abuja, the nation’s capital, for New York, the United States, to attend the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, (UNGA). According to a statement issued by the Vice President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Communication, Stanley Nkwocha, the trip is “at the behest of President Bola Tinubu”. During the session, the Vice-President will deliver Nigeria’s national statement, participate in key meetings on the sidelines of the event, and engage in bilateral meetings. The high-level General Debate, themed: “Leaving no one behind: Acting…

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Shettima, Fashola condemn calls for parliamentary system

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Shettima Fashola

Vice-President, Kashim Shettima and former Lagos state governor, Raji Fashola, says the call for parliamentary system of Government, as championed in some quarters, may not be the way out of perceived unjust distribution of commonwealth and infrastructure in the country. Speaking at the 30th anniversary of Yusuf Olaolu Ali (SAN) Ghalib Chambers in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, they both said that only quality governance would shape the society not the system of government. However, they advised those calling for the return of the country to a parliamentary system of…

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‘?Nigeria spends $25bn on petrol importation yearly’ – Shettima

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Shettima

Vice-President, Kashim Shettima has revealed that Nigeria spends $25 billion per annum on the importation of petroleum products. Shettima made this known at the Vanguard Economic Discourse, themed: ‘Reforms in the Era of Global Economic Uncertainties: Whither Nigeria’, which held at the Civic Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos. He said that the importation of fuel would soon be forgotten as the Government of President Bola Tinubu is making efforts to make life comfortable for Nigerians.?Shettima, who was represented by Special Adviser on Economic Affairs, Tope Fasua, assured Nigerians that new policies…

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Tinubu subsidizes cost of 2024 hajj with N90bn – Shettima

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Vice-President, Kashim Shettima had disclised that President Bola Tinubu’s administration had subsidized the cost 2024 Hajj pilgrimage with N90 billion. Shettima made this known at the inauguration of the 2024 National Hajj operation, which was held at the Sir Ahmadu Bello International Airport, Birnin-Kebbi, Kebbi State capital. According to him, the Government of ‘Renewed Hope’ led by Tinubu, attaches immense importance to religious pilgrimage due to the role its plays in transforming behavioral and social vices of the believers beyond performing the pilgrimage. He said: ”Due to this high regard,…

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