Vice President Kashim Shettima will lead Nigeria’s delegation to the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly holding in New York, United States, between Monday, September 22, and Sunday, September 28, 2025.
The Vice President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Communications, Stanley Nkwocha, made this known via a statement issued on Saturday, September 20.
Nkwocha said Shettima will lead Nigeria’s delegation to the UNGA, following the directive of President Bola Tinubu.
Shettima who is scheduled to join other leaders at the global event to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the United Nations slated for Monday at the UN headquarters in New York, will also join other dignitaries at the high-level general debates from Tuesday, September 23, to Sunday 28.
On behalf of Tinubu, Shettima will also deliver Nigeria’s national statement on Wednesday between 3:00pm and 9:00pm (New York time).
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The vice president will also 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 (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement.
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.
Nkwocha added that after attending UNGA, Shettima will leave for Frankfurt, Germany, where he is slated to meet with officials of the Deutche Bank before returning to Nigeria.
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