Shettima Returns To Nigeria After Representing The Nation At WEF 2025

Vice President Kashim Shettima returns to Nigeria after representing the country at the 2025 World Economic Forum in Davos. His engagements focused on attracting investments, advancing Africa’s economic integration, and promoting Nigeria’s reform agenda.

Vice President Kashim Shettima has arrived back in Nigeria following his active participation in the 2025 World Economic Forum (WEF) held in Davos, Switzerland.

This announcement was made in Abuja by Stanley Nkwocha, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications, Office of the Vice President.

While representing Nigeria at the renowned global summit, Shettima showcased the country’s vast investment potential to international stakeholders. He also championed economic integration across Africa and engaged in high-level meetings with global leaders and international organizations.

Advocating for Investment in Africa

During the WEF sessions, Vice President Shettima actively participated in discussions emphasizing the need to channel investments into Africa’s emerging markets.

One of the standout events he attended was a forum titled “Roadmap to Co-create Investment Opportunities for Africa’s Frontier Markets,” organized by the African Development Bank (AfDB) in collaboration with the WEF. There, he underscored Nigeria’s readiness to attract substantial capital to drive sustainable growth.

At another event, the vice president reiterated Nigeria’s unwavering commitment to the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). He highlighted the nation’s intention to leverage digital trade to catalyze economic transformation, projecting Africa’s potential to achieve a staggering $29 trillion economy by 2050.

Strategic Meetings with Global Leaders

Shettima held bilateral discussions with notable global leaders, including Botswana’s President Duma Boko and South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa. These talks focused on strengthening intra-African collaboration, promoting trade, and fostering sustainable development.

Additionally, he met with the Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, and the President of the World Economic Forum, Børge Brende. These engagements explored solutions to Africa’s pressing challenges, such as energy security, food crises, and ecological threats.

Nigeria’s Reforms in the Spotlight

Vice President Shettima also highlighted Nigeria’s ongoing economic reforms under President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Key measures such as the removal of fuel subsidies, exchange rate alignment, and tax system improvements were discussed as pivotal steps toward placing the country on a trajectory of sustained economic growth.

Through his engagements at the WEF, Shettima demonstrated Nigeria’s determination to harness both local and global opportunities to accelerate economic progress and development.