Vice President Kashim Shettima has arrived in New York, United States of America, to attend the 80th week-long session of the United Nations General Assembly, scheduled to hold in the city from Monday, September 22 to Sunday, September 28, 2025. The Vice President, who is representing President Bola Tinubu, is set to deliver Nigeria’s national statement at the global event, participate in the UN high-level general debates and attend various side events.
While in New York, the Vice President will announce Nigeria’s new Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement and attend the high-level roundtable of the Global Champions on Adequate and Affordable Housing, present Nigeria’s national statement and engage in several bilateral meetings and other engagements.
According to a statement by his media aide, Stanley Nkwocha, he was received by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, and the Charge d’Affaires at the Permanent Mission of Nigeria to the United Nations, Amb. Samson Itegboje, the Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, the Nigerian Defence Attaché in New York, Brigadier General Edward Koleoso, Defence Attaché Washington, Group Captain Sani Kalgo, among others.
Speaking on Nigeria’s target for this year’s UNGA, Foreign Affairs Minister, Ambassador Tuggar, said Nigeria is championing the United Nations Global Convention on Taxation, which is very central to the ongoing push to reform the global financial architecture. He said, “This is something that has put Nigeria in the position of leadership, and you can see that during the briefing for the Vice President, there were Ministers present, senior government officials, and the whole idea of having this briefing is so that we will all be on the same page.
“So, going out engaging, we have to make sure that we promote this; we also promote Nigeria’s push to become a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, because Africa has something referred to as the common African position.” The Minister noted that Africa is the only continent or grouping that has a common position on what should be done when it comes to reforming the UN Security Council, insisting that Africa should have a minimum of two permanent seats based on what is referred to as the Ezulwini Consensus and the Sirte Declaration.accc
