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FG BEGINS PLANS TO ROLL OUT 112 NATIONAL EMERGENCY NUMBER By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Federal Government has begun moves to operationalise Nigeria’s 112 national emergency number nationwide. Vice President Kashim Shettima directed relevant agencies to develop a roadmap for the rollout
SHETTIMA LEADS PRAYERS FOR FALLEN HEROES, SEEKS LASTING PEACE By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Vice President Kashim Shettima has expressed optimism that Nigeria will attain lasting peace and prosperity with divine support. Speaking after a Special Juma’at Prayer at the Abuja National Mosque
VP SHETTIMA LAUNCHES DANGOTE FOUNDATION’S ₦100BN SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Vice President Kashim Shettima has launched the Aliko Dangote Foundation’s ₦100 billion annual scholarship programme in Lagos, calling it a bold move to rebuild Nigeria’s human capital. Aliko Dangote said
VP SHETTIMA SAYS PRESS FREEDOM IS NON-NEGOTIABLE UNDER TINUBU By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Vice President Kashim Shettima has praised Nigerian journalists as the nation’s main defence against authoritarian threats, reaffirming that press freedom remains a firm priority of President Bola Tinubu’s administration.
KEBBI SET TO RECEIVE VICE PRESIDENT SHETTIMA AFTER SCHOOLGIRLS’ KIDNAPPING By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Kebbi State is preparing to receive Vice President Kashim Shettima on the directive of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu following the abduction of 25 students from Maga Girls Secondary
NIGERIA REAFFIRMS GLOBAL CLIMATE COMMITMENT AS VP SHETTIMA RETURNS FROM COP30 By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Vice President Kashim Shettima has returned to Abuja after representing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the COP30 Climate Conference in Belém, Brazil, where he highlighted Nigeria’s leadership
VP SHETTIMA ARRIVES IN BRAZIL FOR UN CLIMATE SUMMIT By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Vice President Kashim Shettima has arrived in Belém, Brazil, to represent President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30). Hosted by Brazilian President Luiz
VP SHETTIMA URGES ACF TO BACK TINUBU’S RENEWED HOPE AGENDA By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Vice President Kashim Shettima has called on the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) to unite behind President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, stressing that the North must remain
SHETTIMA CALLS ON INVESTORS TO EXPLORE BAUCHI’S GROWING POTENTIAL By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Vice President Kashim Shettima has urged local and foreign investors to seize the vast business opportunities emerging in Bauchi State to boost sustainable growth. Speaking at the Bauchi Economic
TINUBU ORDERS IMMEDIATE REDUCTION OF 2026 HAJJ FARE By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed an immediate downward review of the 2026 Hajj fare to reflect the strengthening of the naira. Vice President Kashim Shettima, who conveyed the directive,