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Nigeria’s Vice President, Kashim Shettima, has charged the North East Development Commission (NEDC) to maintain its gains in addressing education and infrastructural challenges in the region. Henzodaily reports that Vice President Shettima said posterity would judge the commission fairly for going beyond infrastructure development to investing in education and green technology through the Accelerated Senior … Read more

Vice President Kashim Shettima has expressed optimism that Nigeria will, by 2050, overtake the United States (US) to emerge as the third most populous nation on earth. The number two citizen highlighted Nigeria’s demographic advantage, stating that with the right policies, the country’s youthful population could be transformed into an economic asset. Henzodaily reports that … Read more

Vice President Kashim Shettima has said Nigeria was witnessing a surge in reverse medical tourism, with patients from the United States and other countries thronging the nation’s hospitals to seek affordable and high-quality kidney transplants. Henzodaily reports that Vice President Shettima attributed the choice of Nigeria for treatment to affordability and high-quality expertise within the … Read more

President Bola Tinubu has called for a multifaceted response to terrorism, insurgency and other forms of security threats in the Lake Chad Basin region. Henzodaily reports that the President said the chain of events that have disrupted the stability of the region in the past 15 years demands that power must be wielded responsibly to … Read more

The Nigerian government has called for collaboration with the World Economic Forum (WEF) to foster economic development and growth in the country and on the African continent. The Vice President, Kashim Shettima, particularly, sought support with WEF on the African Atlantic Gas Pipeline (AAGP) in the bid to connect Nigeria to Morocco and other African … Read more

Vice President Kashim Shettima has arrived at the Congress Centre in Jakobshorn for the economic forum on African investment opportunities at the 2024 World Economic Forum (WEF). Henzodaily reported that Senator Shettima left Nigeria for Davos, in Switzerland for the 2024 World Economic Forum (WEF), on Sunday. The forum, titled “A Roadmap to Co-create Investment … Read more

Vice President Kashim Shettima has expressed dismay at the devastating tanker explosion that claimed several lives at Dikko Junction in Niger State. Henzodaily reported that about 80 citizens of the state died while scooping fuel from a fallen petrol tanker at Dikko Junction, Suleja local government area of the State. In a statement on Saturday … Read more

The Vice President, Kashim Shettima, has assured Nigerians that the year 2025 will be different. Senator Shettima said the economy has been recording positive growth as a result of the policies of President Bola Tinubu’s administration. The Vice President stated this while addressing newsmen after visiting the President in his Ikoyi residence, in Lagos, along … Read more