Vice President Kashim Shettima has returned to Nigeria after representing President Bola Tinubu at the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, United States.
At the General Debate, Shettima delivered Tinubu’s national statement, renewing Nigeria’s call for reform of the UN Security Council, including permanent African representation, fairer global financing and stronger climate support.
Shettima also attended a high-level meeting of the Africa Minerals Strategy Group, where Tinubu urged African countries to move beyond exporting raw minerals and focus on processing, manufacturing and value addition.
At an education financing event co-hosted by Nigeria and Italy, the vice president reaffirmed Nigeria’s commitment to education and backed the Global Partnership for Education’s $5 billion financing campaign.
Shettima also met Nigerians in the diaspora and held separate engagements with the leadership of the ECOWAS Commission and UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed.