President Bola Tinubu has imposed an immediate temporary ban on the export of raw shea nuts, aiming to strengthen domestic processing and value addition. The announcement was made by the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Abubakar Kyari, during a briefing at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on...
Vice President Kashim Shettima
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – Vice President Kashim Shettima has expressed profound grief over the passing of the Emir of Zuru in Kebbi State, Major General Muhammadu Sani Sami (Gomo II), describing his death as a monumental loss to Nigeria’s traditional institution and military heritage. The traditional ruler and...
By MBAFAN ADE, Abuja – Vice President Kashim Shetima, has hailed the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), calling it the “New NSITF,” in an apparent approval of the effort of the Barrister Oluwaseun Faleye-led management at repositioning the Fund to better serve Nigerian workers. Vice President Shetima, who...
Vice President Kashim Shettima has expressed deep sorrow over the passing of the former Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, saying Nigeria has lost one of its most visionary leaders. He described Cheif Ogbeh’s death as an irreparable loss to Nigeria’s agricultural transformation drive and national...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Vice President Kashim Shettima has called on global stakeholders to deepen cooperation with Nigeria in rebuilding sustainable and inclusive food systems across Africa, saying true national sovereignty is incomplete without food sovereignty. He noted that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has designed a comprehensive strategy to...
Vice-President Kashim Shettima announced that Nigeria has allocated $538.05 million to the initial phase of the Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ) program. Speaking at the United Nations Food Systems Summit Stocktake (UNFSS+4) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Tuesday, Shettima highlighted the initiative’s role in enhancing agricultural output, improving rural...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- Vice-President Kashim Shettima has departed London with the remains of former President Muhammadu Buhari, who passed away on Sunday at the age of 82. Shettima’s spokesman, Mr. Stanley Nkwocha, confirmed this to newsmen on Tuesday in Abuja. He said: “I can only confirm that the...
The national Summit on Nutrition and Food Security organized by Nigeria’s House of Representatives entered its third day in Abuja on Thursday with various critical stakeholders and professionals offering suggestions on how to increase food production and combat hunger in Africa’s most populous nation. With its theme as “Curbing...
Vice President Kashim Shettima has revealed that he was the most demonized person during the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan. Speaking at the public presentation of a book titled ” _OPL 245: Inside Story of the $1.3 Billion Nigeria Oil Block,”_ authored by former Minister of Justice, Mohammed...
—-Seeks continued collaboration between Govt, Development Partners to combat hunger Vice President Kashim Shettima on Tuesday called for the continued collaboration between the Executive and Legislative arms of government at the federal and state levels in the push to significantly reduce malnutrition and stop the deaths caused by the...
Vice-President Kashim Shettima has paid a condolence visit to the family of the late elder statesman and business mogul, Alhaji Aminu Dantata, in Kano. Dantata passed away on June 27 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, and was buried in Madinah, Saudi Arabia, on July 1. Shettima described the...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri– Vice President Kashim Shettima has condemned in the strongest terms the suicide bombing attack that led to deaths at a local food joint in Konduga local government area of Borno State on Friday night, describing the incident as a heinous act of terrorism against innocent...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Personal Assistant Domestic (Northeast) to the Vice President, Comrade Mahmud Muhammad, has expressed gratitude to the youths, party stalwarts, and thousands of supporters who endorsed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima for a second term in the 2027 general elections....
Vice-President Kashim Shettima has said Nigeria is pursuing a $25 billion undersea gas pipeline project aimed at supplying natural gas to Europe through the West African coastline. Shettima disclosed this on Monday during a meeting with Vitol Group, the world’s largest independent commodity trader, at the Presidential Villa in...
Seyi Tinubu, the son of President Bola Tinubu, is up and about; touring Nigeria from north to south, east and west. The First Son of Nigeria has been full of doings. He has done welfare and other humanitarian services. If he wasn’t paying school fees, he’s offsetting hospital bills...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Vice-President, Kashim Shettima will deliver a keynote address, underscoring Nigeria’s commitment to leading climate action and sustainable development in Africa at the Second Africa Climate Forum (ACF) 2024 scheduled for October 14-15, 2024, at the Abuja Continental Hotel. According to the organisers of the...
Perhaps unknown to most Nigerians, the Nigerian government hosted its political opposition in the hallowed chambers of the Federal Executive Council last Wednesday. It was a unique opportunity to hear an opposition perspective on the current state of the nation right in the executive chambers of Aso Villla....
Vice-President Kashim Shettima has commended the telecommunications giant, MTN Nigeria, for donating N1 billion to the Federal Government’s Food Support Programme. Shettima also thanked the telecommunications company for donating 4,600 units of digital devices for distribution to schools. The Vice-President made the commendation on Friday when he received...
Vice President Kashim Shettima has commended Zeberced Group Ltd for its plan to create 40,000 jobs and develop the Abuja Industrial Park, among other projects in the FCT. The Vice President gave the commendation on Tuesday while undertaking a tour of the company’s site at Idu, Abuja. He...
Vice-President of Nigeria, Kashim Shettima on Friday expressed readiness of the Federal Government to tap from the $130 billion global hydrogen market through partnership with the Republic of Germany. Shettima stated when he hosted a German delegation led by a member of the German Parliament and Hydrogen Commissioner,...