On the directive of President Bola Tinubu, 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 of America between Monday, September 22 and Sunday 28, 2025.
According to a statement made available to TheIdeal News on Saturday by the Spokesman to the Vice President, Stanley Nkwocha, who is scheduled to join other leaders at the global event to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the United Nations slated for Monday, September 22 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.
Nkwocha added that Shettima will on behalf of President Tinubu, deliver Nigeria’s national statement on Wednesday, September 24 between 3pm and 9pm, New York time.
The statement reads in part, “Besides, the Vice President will attend a special event on Climate for Heads of State and Government to be hosted by the UN Secretary-General on Wednesday, September 24, from 2pm to 6pm, 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 other bilateral meetings and events.
“After attending UNGA, the Vice President will leave for Frankfurt, Germany, where he is slated to meet with officials of the Deutche Bank before returning to Nigeria,” the statement added.
Stanley Nkwocha
Senior Special Assistant to The President on Media & Communications
(Office of The Vice President)
20th September, 2025
