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.
Shettima left Abuja on September 20 with the President’s mandate to lead Nigeria’s delegation to the annual gathering.
At the General Debate, he delivered Tinubu’s National Statement, in which Nigeria renewed its call for reform of the UN Security Council, including permanent African representation, fairer global financing, stronger climate support and deeper multilateral cooperation.
Shettima also took part in the Third High-Level Roundtable of the Africa Minerals Strategy Group, where Tinubu urged African countries to move beyond raw mineral exports towards processing, manufacturing and value addition.
At a high-level education financing event co-hosted by Nigeria and Italy, the Vice President reaffirmed Nigeria’s commitment to education as a critical investment in productivity, human capital and national prosperity, while backing the Global Partnership for Education’s $5 billion financing campaign.
He also met Nigerians in the diaspora, stressing the importance of their investment, expertise and networks to national development.
His other engagements included meetings with the new leadership of the ECOWAS Commission and UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed. Discussions advanced Nigeria’s positions on development financing, regional integration, economic cooperation, technology, and peace and security, as well as Tinubu’s call for a more representative and equitable global order.
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