Vice President Kashim Shettima is back in Abuja after a week of diplomatic and economic engagements to Guinea-Conakry and Switzerland.
Shettima, who represented President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport on Saturday after attending at the inauguration of Guinea’s President, Mamadi Doumbouya, and leading Nigeria’s delegation to the 56th World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting in Davos.
According to the Vice President, Nigeria has returned to the frontline seat in global and regional policy conversations.
He said Nigeria renewed commitment to regional solidarity in West Africa and its determination to reposition the economy under Tinubu’s Renewed Hope agenda.
Shettima began the two-nation trip first leaving for Conakry, where his engagements centered on reaffirming Nigeria’s leadership role within the Economic Community of West African States and exploring avenues for deeper bilateral cooperation with Guinea, particularly in agriculture and manufacturing.
He left Guinea-Conakry for Davos, Switzerland, where he led the Nigerian delegation at the WEF 2026.
The Vice President, while in Davos, commissioned the Nigeria House, Nigeria’s first-ever sovereign pavilion on the Davos Promenade, designed as a permanent investment hub showcasing opportunities in solid minerals, agriculture and the digital economy.
During a high-level WEF session titled, “When Food Becomes Security,” Shettima told the congregation that Nigeria has evolved a new national food security framework, describing agriculture as a strategic pillar of national security and macroeconomic stability.
Shettima also joined former President Olusegun Obasanjo, former Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and Minister of Finance, Mr. Wale Edun, to advance the Accra Reset Initiative, a forum advocating African industrialisation driven by domestic capital and value chains rather than foreign aid.
He told investors that Nigeria’s macroeconomic indicators were stabilising, citing a projected 4.4 per cent GDP growth in 2026 and a decline in inflation to 12.94 per cent.
