At the 79th UN General Assembly, Vice President Kashim Shettima reaffirmed the Federal Government’s commitment to fostering an investor-friendly environment, highlighting President Bola Tinubu’s reforms, including fuel subsidy removal and foreign exchange market unification.
During the US-Nigeria Executive Business Roundtable, the US Chamber of Commerce committed $320 million to various sectors in Nigeria, including $200 million for mortgage refinancing and $100 million for SMEs, focusing on women empowerment. Additionally, $20 million was allocated for cashew nut processing.
Shettima emphasized Nigeria’s dedication to creating favorable conditions for investors, urging stakeholders to support the nation’s economic trajectory.
Earlier on Monday, Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, led other members to brief the Vice President on the activities and itinerary lined up for him in New York.
Tuggar outlined the programmes and activities, saying the Vice President is expected to deliver President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s national statement at the General Debate of the UN General Assembly.
Apart from President Tinubu’s national statement delivery, Vice President Kashim Shettima is also expected to meet with the Secretary General of the United Nations.
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Aside other heads of states lined up to meet with the Vice President, there are also scheduled meetings with the head of the African, Caribbean and Pacific States; the President of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala; Director General of the International Atomic Agency, and multinational companies, among others.
Also on the itinerary of the Vice President is a meeting with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and a host of other international partners.
Top Nigerian officials present at the meeting included the Minister of Communications, Innovation & Digital Economy, Dr. ‘Bosun Tijani; Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye; Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Chief Uche Geoffrey Nnaji; Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Professor Muhammad Ali Pate, and Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Doris Nkiruka Uzoka-Anite.