Tag: VP SHETTIMA

“Nigerians’ll smile in coming weeks” – VP Shettima

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VP Shettima on economy

Vice-President, Kashim Shettima has said Nigerians would smile and prosper in 2025, as the economy has turned the corner. Shettima, who visited the President at his Lagos residence to mark the New Year, expressed optimism about the nation’s economic trajectory, assured Nigerians that the reforms being implemented by President Bola Tinubu will begin to show positive results in the coming weeks and months. “The economy has started picking up, and in the coming weeks and months, Nigerians will start smiling for the better”, Shettima said, noting that the country is…

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“Publish your assets”, SERAP tells Tinubu, Shettima

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SERAP tells2

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu and Vice-President Kashim Shettima to ask the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) to publish their assets. SERAP also asked the President to encourage his ministers, the leadership of the National Assembly, State governors, as well as the chairmen of Nigeria’s 774 local governments to request the CCB to publish their assets. The body noted that President Tinubu had, during his first Presidential Media Chat on Monday, reportedly pledged to consider asking the CCB to publish his assets. In…

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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 Nigerias 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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VP Shettima to lead Nigerias delegation to 79th UN Assembly

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VP Shettima to lead

President Bola Tinubu has decided not to attend the 79th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) session in New York, USA this year. The President has thus directed his Vice, Kashim Shettima to lead Nigerias delegation to attend the 79th UNGA session. According to reports, President Tinubu, who returned to the country last Sunday after his trip to China and the United Kingdom, decided not to attend the session, as he wants to focus on domestic issues and address some of the countrys challenges, especially after the recent devastating flooding in…

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VP Shettima dismisses speculations about Tinubus health

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Shettima dismisses

…Says “Were not preparing for Olympics” Vice President, Kashim Shettima, has dismissed insinuations about President Bola Tinubus health, saying his principal is a man full of ideas. Recall that President Tinubu had during the Democracy Day celebration last month missed his steps, an incident that elicited conversations about the former Lagos State governors health status to lead the country. However, at a town hall meeting by the ‘Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council’, which was held at the Banquet Hall of the State House in Abuja on Friday, Shettima faulted comments…

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MURIC raises alarm over alleged plan to depose Sultan of Sokoto

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Sultan of Sokoto

?.?…”He must be guarded jealously”, VP Shettima ?The Muslim Rights Concern group, (MURIC), has raised alarm over an alleged plan by Sokoto State Governor, Ahmed Aliyu, to depose the Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Saad Abubakar III. It’s Executive Director, Prof. Isiaq Akintola, made the announcement in a statement yesterday. ?The development comes amidst controversy and tension over the deposition of monarchs in Kano State. Recall that the State governor Aliyu previously deposed 15 traditional rulers for various offences. Under the current law, the authority to appoint district and village heads…

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President commissions N21bn VPs residence in Abuja

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President Bola Tinubu has commissioned the N21 billion residence of Vice-President, Kashim Shettima. The President stated that the provision of suitable residence for the Vice-President was not merely a matter of convenience, but a symbol of respect for the office and the individuals who occupy it. Tinubu, represented by Vice-President Kashim Shettima, spoke on Friday while commissioning the VP’s official residence, reportedly built at the cost of N21 billion, after 14 years since the contract for the building was awarded. Tinubu reaffirmed the unwavering dedication of his administration to the…

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‘Why Naira will continue to appreciate against US dollar’ VP Shettima

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VP Shettima

Vice-President, Kashim Shettima,has said the value of the naira will continue to strengthen against the dollar. Shettima explained that the guaranteed continuous naira appreciation is because of President Bola Tinubu understanding of the foreign exchange game. ?The Vice-President stated this when he hosted a delegation of the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry, led by its President, Gabriel Idahosa, paid him a courtesy visit in his office at the President Villa, Abuja. A statement by his media aide, Stanley Nkwocha, quoted the Vice President as saying Tinubu had to end…

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World Economic Forum: “Tinubu mandated me to sell ‘The Nigerian Dream’ in Davos – VP Shettima

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Vice-President, Sen. Kashim Shettima who is presently attending the ongoing annual World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, has disclosed that President Bola Tinubu asked him to sell the Nigerian dream there. Shettima stated this during an interview on a television programme yesterday, on the sidelines of the Forum, where world leaders are gathered to discuss the way forward for the global economy. The Vice-President, who explained that he went to the Forum to showcase Nigeria, asserted that it is paramount for Nigeria to be represented in Davos considering that…

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