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Vice President Kashim Shettima returned to Nigeria on Monday, September 28, 2026, following his role representing President Bola Tinubu at the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York.
Shettima left Abuja on September 20 after being authorized by the President to head Nigeria’s delegation to the annual global meeting.
While at the General Debate, Shettima delivered President Tinubu’s national address, reiterating Nigeria’s demand for reforms to the United Nations Security Council.
The statement from his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Communications, Stanley Nkwocha, said Tinubu’s message emphasized the need for a more representative and equitable international order.
The statement said, “Nigeria advocated permanent African representation on the council, fairer global financing, stronger climate support and deeper multilateral cooperation.
“At the Third High-Level Roundtable of the Africa Minerals Strategy Group, Tinubu urged African countries to move beyond exporting raw minerals and focus on processing, manufacturing and value addition.”
At a high-level education financing event co-hosted by Nigeria and Italy, Shettima reaffirmed the Federal Government’s commitment to education and supported the Global Partnership for Education’s $5bn financing campaign.
The Vice President described education as “a critical investment in productivity, human capital and national prosperity.”
The statement said Shettima also met with Nigerians in the Diaspora, where he highlighted the importance of their investments, expertise and networks to national development.
It added that the Vice-President also held meetings with the new leadership of the Economic Community of West African States Commission and the UN Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed.
The statement said the engagements focused on development financing, regional integration, economic cooperation, technology, peace and security.
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