Vice President Kashim Shettima has returned to Nigeria after representing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, United States.
The Vice President left Abuja for New York on September 20.
During the trip, Shettima presented President Tinubu’s National Statement at the General Debate, where Nigeria renewed its demand for reform of the UN Security Council, calling for permanent African representation, fairer global financing, stronger climate support and deeper multilateral cooperation.
He also took part in the Third High-Level Roundtable of the Africa Minerals Strategy Group, where President Tinubu called on African countries to move beyond exporting raw minerals towards processing, manufacturing and value addition.
At the high-level education financing event co-hosted by Nigeria and Italy, Shettima restated Nigeria’s commitment to education as a key investment in productivity, human capital and national prosperity, while backing the Global Partnership for Education’s $5 billion financing campaign.
The Vice President also held discussions with Nigerians in the Diaspora, emphasising the significance of their investments, expertise and networks to the country’s development.
Other key engagements included meetings with the new leadership of the ECOWAS Commission, as well as UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed.
Across the engagements, Senator Shettima presented Nigeria’s positions on development financing, regional integration, economic cooperation, technology, peace and security, while reaffirming President Tinubu’s call for a more representative and equitable global order.
