Vice President Kashim Shettima has departed Abuja, Nigeria, to attend the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, holding in New York, United States.
The global summit will run from Monday, September 22, to Sunday, September 28, 2025.
The Vice President, who is scheduled to join other leaders at the global event to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the United Nations on Monday, will also join other dignitaries at the high-level general debates from Tuesday, September 23 to Sunday 28.
The Vice President is to attend a special event on Climate for Heads of State and Government to be hosted by the UN Secretary-General on Wednesday, September 24, where Nigeria is expected to announce its new Nationally Determined Contributions under the Paris Agreement.
On behalf of President Tinubu, VP Shettima will also deliver Nigeria’s national statement on Wednesday, September 24 between 3:00pm and 9:00pm, New York time.
VP Shettima is also slated to attend the high-level roundtable of the Global Champions on Adequate and Affordable Housing to be hosted by the President of Kenya on September 24 and attend to other bilateral meetings and events.
He is being accompanied on the trip by top government officials.
After attending UNGA, the Vice President will proceed to Frankfurt, Germany, where he is slated to meet with officials of Deutsche Bank before returning to Nigeria.
Lateefah Ibrahim