Vice President Kashim Shettima returned to Nigeria on Monday, September 28, after representing President Bola Tinubu at the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, United States.
Shettima departed Abuja on September 20 to lead Nigeria’s delegation to the annual high-level gathering.
His return was announced by Stanley Nkwocha, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications in the Office of the Vice President, in a statement accompanied by a video shared on X.
According to Nkwocha, Shettima delivered President Tinubu’s national statement during the General Debate, where Nigeria renewed its call for reforms to the United Nations Security Council.
The statement said Nigeria advocated permanent African representation on the Council, fairer global financing, stronger climate support and deeper multilateral cooperation.
During the visit, Shettima also participated in the Third High-Level Roundtable 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 a high-level education financing event co-hosted by Nigeria and Italy, Shettima reaffirmed the Federal Government’s commitment to education as a key investment in productivity, human capital development and national prosperity. He also expressed support for the Global Partnership for Education’s $5 billion financing campaign.
The Vice President met with Nigerians in the diaspora, highlighting the importance of their investments, expertise and international networks to Nigeria’s development.
His other engagements included meetings with the new leadership of the ECOWAS Commission and United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed.
According to the statement, Shettima used the various engagements to advance Nigeria’s positions on development financing, regional integration, economic cooperation, technology, peace and security, while reiterating President Tinubu’s call for a more representative and equitable global order.
