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Shettima back in Abuja after attending World Economic Forum

Vice President Kashim Shettima is back in Nigeria after attending the 2025 World Economic Forum, WEF, in Davos, Switzerland.
A statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications, Office of the Vice President, Stanley Nkwocha, disclosed this on Friday in Abuja.
The vice president, who was at the World Economic Forum on behalf of Nigeria, showcased many investment opportunities in the country to the global audience.
Besides, he also advocated economic integration in Africa and held strategic meetings with world leaders and international organisations.
Shettima also took part in forums and discussions on driving investment into African continent.
Specifically, Shettima highlighted Nigeria’s readiness to attract capital for sustainable growth at a forum entitled “Roadmap to Co-create Investment Opportunities for Africa’s Frontier Markets,” organised by the African Development Bank, AfDB, and WEF.
He also emphasised Nigeria’s commitment to the African Continental Free Trade Area, AfCFTA, and reaffirmed the nation’s resolve to leverage digital trade as a tool for economic transformation, projecting Africa’s potential to achieve a $29 trillion economy by 2050.
The Vice President held bilateral meetings with global leaders, including the President of Botswana, Duma Boko, and President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa, stressing on how to strengthen intra-African relations, and foster partnerships to promote trade and development.
Shettima engaged in talks with the Director-General of World Trade Organization, WTO, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, and President of the World Economic Forum, Børge Brende on collaborative efforts to address Africa’s challenges, including energy security, food crises and ecological threats.
Shettima discussed the pillars of the Tinubu administration’s economic agenda, highlighting on measures such as subsidy removal, exchange rate alignment and tax reforms, stressing that the country is now on a path to sustained economic growth.
