Tag: Kashim Shettima

Tinubu pledges to consider national living wage over minimum wage

Aminu Imam
Asiwaju assures

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has assured the Organised Labour that their understanding, patience, commitment and support in the course of implementing his administration’s policies and programmes are not taken for granted. The President, who gave the assurance yesterday, during a colourful ceremony to mark the 2024 May Day celebration at the Eagle Square, Abuja, said it is a fundamental truth that the workers are Nigeria’s backbone, even as he acknowledged and appreciated their hard work, sacrifices, and contributions to the nation’s stability and prosperity. Speaking through Vice-President Kashim Shettima, who…

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Northeast: Group tasks Shettima, Govs, on innovation to restore region

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The North East Development Association (NEDA) has called on stakeholders in the Northeast especially Vice President Kashim Shettima, Governors and legislators to come up with sustainable innovations for the restoration of the region. The Secretary General of NEDA, Bitako Umar, made the call on behalf of the association during a news conference tagged` `Conference on Politics and Development in the Northeast Sub-region on Tuesday in Abuja. Umar said that NEDA as an advocacy and socio-cultural group serving as the mouth piece of the sub-region, met and reviewed the political trends…

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VP Shettima to represent Tinubu at Summits in Italy, Russia

Aminu Imam

The Vice President, Sen. Kashim Shettima yesterday departed Abuja to represent President Bola Tinubu at two major international Summits in Rome, Italy and St. Petersburg, Russia. At the Rome event, Vice-President Shettima will join other global leaders for the first Stocktaking Moment (STM) Summit, themed: “Transforming Food Systems for People, Planet and Prosperity”, billed to hold from Monday, 24th to Wednesday, 26th July. According to an issued statement by his media office, during the Summit, the Vice President will chair a high-level session, themed: “Innovative Financing for Food System Transformation:…

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“We’ll develop economic policies for job creation” – VP, Shettima

Aminu Imam

Vice-President Kashim Shettima has assured Nigerians of the determination of the present administration to continue to develop economic policies and programmes that will drive investments and create more jobs especially in agriculture and the digital sector. The VP gave the assurance yesterday, when the Board and management of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) led by the Chairman, Olaniyi Yusuf, paid him a courtesy visit at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. According to him, President Bola Tinubu is “determined to redefine the meaning and concept of modern leadership, rest assured that…

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Atiku, Shettima meet in Abuja

Aminu Imam

Vice-President, Kashim Shettima, and former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar had met at a wedding ceremony in Abuja on Saturday. This is one of the rare meetings between the duo since legal dispute began over the 2023 general elections. Atiku, who was presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the election, is currently challenging the victory of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), under which Shettima ran on a joint ticket with President Bola Tinubu. But, at the wedding between Mohammed (Ameer) Bunu and Ikramullah Jamal Arabi, both men set…

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NASS Leadership Tussle; Northern Elders Forum Chides VP Shettima, urges Presidency’s non interference

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Northern Elders Forum NEF has asked the Nigerian presidency to allow the members of the National Assembly to choose their leaders without interference and eschew religious sentiments being bandied about. The Forum spoke in reaction to the statement credited to Vice President Kashim Shettima with regards to the suitability of Abdull-azeez Yari and Godswill Akpabio. Briefing the media in Kaduna, the Director, Publicity and Advocacy of the Northern Elders Forum, Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed said the forum has cautioned the President Tinubu administration on many occasions to respect the rights…

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‘Nigeria’s stability, more important than your pocket’ – Shettima to lawmakers-elect

Aminu Imam

The Vice-President, Senator Kashim Shettima, has advised the lawmakers-elect to consider the stability of the nation over that of their pockets. Shettima stated this while giving a speech at the valedictory plenary yesterday, where he appealed to the 10th Assembly lawmakers to vote wisely on Tuesday. The battle for the Senate leadership has been intense for some months as lawmakers have jostled for presiding officers in both the red and green chambers. At the inauguration of the 10th National Assembly on June 13, 2023, Senators-elect will elect a new Senate…

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Supreme Court to deliver judgement May 26 in PDP suit against Tinubu, Shettima

Aminu Imam

The Supreme Court has adjourned until May 26 to deliver judgment in a case by Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), seeking the disqualification of President-elect, Sen. Bola Tinubu and Kassim Shettima, the vice-president-elect. In the suit filed on July 28, 2022, the PDP claimed that Shettima’s nomination as Tinubu’s running mate was in breach of the provisions of sections 29(1), 33, 35, and 84(1)(2) of the Electoral Act 2022. The party argued that Shettima’s nomination to contest the position of Vice-President and Borno-Central Senatorial District seat at the same time contravened…

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2023: ‘Elections outcome mustn’t disunite Nigeria’ – Shettima

Aminu Imam

The All Progressives Congress (APC) vice-presidential candidate, Kashim Shettima, has urged all Nigerians to ensure that the outcome of the 2023 elections does not disunite the country. Shettima, who voted at his Shettima Kukawa 023 polling unit by 11:45 am, Lawan Bukar Ward, Maiduguri metropolis, told newsmen that “one out of every four black men in the world is a Nigerian”, warning that “therefore, we cannot afford to mess up the election”. He described the 2023 presidential election as “a very momentous election in the contemporary history of this country”,…

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‘Social media is where truth goes to die in Nigeria’, says Kashim Shettima

Aminu Imam

Vice-presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Kashim Shettima, says a series of fake stories on social media against him are coordinated and sponsored by top Nigerian politicians. The former Borno State governor, who spoke on Sunday in Abuja, during a reception in his honour by the Borno Indigenes Forum, described social media as the place where “truth goes to die” in the country. According to the vice-presidential candidate, the truth is being murdered in Nigeria; he lamented that some citizens are suffocating the truth on social media platforms…

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