Abuja, Sept. 21, 2025 – Vice President Kashim Shettima is to lead Nigeria’s delegation to the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York.
He will represent President Bola Tinubu at the anniversary session of the UN on Monday, September 22, before participating in the general debates running through September 28.
Stanley Nkwocha, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Communications, disclosed this in a statement.
The UN General Assembly is the United Nations’ main legislative and policymaking body, a global forum where all member states debate the world’s most urgent challenges, such as climate change, poverty, inequality, peace, and global health.
World leaders gather at the UN headquarters in New York every September, for a High-level Week, featuring speeches and negotiations aimed at building consensus on international issues.
The 80th session opened on September 9, 2025, with Germany’s Annalena Baerbock elected as President of the Assembly.
Heads of state and government leaders will deliver national statements during the General Debate from September 23.
The vice president will attend a special Climate Summit for Heads of State and Government hosted by the UN Secretary-General, where Nigeria is expected to unveil its new Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement.
He will also join global leaders at a high-level roundtable on Adequate and Affordable Housing hosted by the Kenyan president, and hold several bilateral meetings aimed at expanding economic and development cooperation.
“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 said.
