Tag: Shettima
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VP Shettima arrives New York for 79th UNGA
Vice-President Kashim Shettima has arrived in New York to represent Nigeria at the 79th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). Mr Stanley Nkwocha, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Communications (Office of The Vice President), made this known
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UNGA: VP Shettima departs Abuja for US
Vice-President Kashim Shettima has departed Abuja for the United States to attend the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), at the behest of President Bola Tinubu. Mr Stanley Nkwocha, Senior Special Assistant to The President on Media and Communications
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Shettima to lead Nigeria’s delegation to UNGA
President Bola Tinubu will not attend the 79th United Nations General Assembly session in New York this year. The President has thus directed Vice President Kashim Shettima to lead Nigeria’s delegation, Mr Bayo Onanuga, Special
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Lokpobiri gives reason for hike in petrol price after meeting with Shettima
Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri, Minister of State (Oil) Petroleum Resources, on Thursday, said the Federal Government was not responsible for the recent increase in the price of petrol across the country. The minister said this while briefing State House correspondents after a meeting with Vice-President Kashim Shettima.
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Just in: VP Shettima summons Lokpobiri, Kyari, NSA
Vice President Kashim Shettima has summoned the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, and Group Managing Director of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari. Also summoned on Thursday at the Presidential Villa is the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu over the recent hike in the price of Premium Motor…
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Shettima unveils $4.8bn healthcare investment
Vice-President Kashim Shettima has announced that the Federal Government’s healthcare reforms have attracted over 4.8 billion dollars in potential investments. Speaking at the commissioning of Sahad Hospitals in Abuja, Shettima outlined a comprehensive strategy
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Tinubu is neither anti-North nor anti-Islam – Shettima
Vice-President Kashim Shettima says contrary to speculations in some quarters, President Bola Tinubu is neither anti-north nor anti-islam. Shettima said this on Tuesday during a courtesy visit by representatives of media practitioners from the northern part of the country at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
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Nigeria poised to overtake global economy – Shettima
Vice-President Kashim Shettima says Nigeria is not just catching up with the rest of the world but also poised to overtake the global economy. He stated this on Tuesday when he unveiled the AI Expertise Blockchain and Technology Training and Outsourcing Initiative in Dutse, Jigawa.
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Tinubu not discriminating against North – Shettima
Vice-President Kashim Shettima says President Bola Tinubu is not working against the interests of Northern Nigeria. Shettima spoke on Wednesday in Kano while receiving a Federal Government’s delegation led by the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Bajabiamila, on a condolence visit over the death of his mother-in-law. Hajiya Maryam Abubakar.
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Tinubu subsidises cost of 2024 hajj with N90bn – Shettima reveals
Vice-President Kashim Shettima on Wednesday revealed 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, held at