Vice President Kashim Shettima is on his way to Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, to represent President Bola Tinubu at the inauguration and naming of a $315 million oil production and storage facility.
The facility, a fully Nigerian-owned oil and gas company acquired by Oriental Energy Limited, is scheduled for Inauguration on December 14, 2024.
Saudi Arabia
After the event in Dubai, the Vice President will proceed to Saudi Arabia, where he will perform the Lesser Hajj (Umrah) in the Holy cities of Madinah and Makkah from December 16 to 19, 2024.
On December 20, 2024, Vice President Shettima is also scheduled to hold a bilateral meeting with the President of the Islamic Development Bank in Jeddah.
Discussions will focus on co-financing arrangements for the Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ Phase II) and enhanced coordination of the Islamic Development Bank’s projects in Nigeria, aimed at bolstering the nation’s agricultural and economic development.
The Vice President is expected back in Nigeria on or before December 21, 2024.
Meanwhile, the Vice President attended the wedding Fatiha of the son of the Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Atiku Bagudu, at the Sultan Bello Mosque in Kaduna earlier on Friday.
The wedding was between Ibrahim A. Bagudu and his bride, Amina Tatari Ali.
Upon arrival, the Vice President was received by Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, at the airport. Prior to the wedding ceremony, VP Shettima observed the Friday Juma’at prayers at Sultan Bello Mosque.
VP Shettima was accompanied by the Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule; Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum; and his Special Adviser on General Duties, Aliyu Modibbo.
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