Vice President Kashim Shettima has returned to Abuja after leading Nigeria’s delegation to the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Belém, Brazil, where the country reaffirmed its global climate leadership and commitment to a green transition.
In a Statement by the Senior Special Assistant to The President on Media and Communications, Office of the Vice President, Stanley Nkwocha said the Vice President joined other world leaders, development partners, and business executives at the Leaders’ Climate Summit, hosted by the President of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
During the summit, VP Shettima represented President Bola Tinubu and delivered Nigeria’s statement titled “The Rational Soul of Nature,” calling on world leaders to recognise the economic value of nature and to channel significant finance towards protecting and restoring it through predictable, equitable, and accessible funding mechanisms.”
He further emphasised that Nigeria’s renewed climate agenda represents “not just an aspiration, but a solemn national commitment to preserve the planet for future generations.”
On the sidelines of the summit, Shettima held bilateral meetings on carbon market cooperation, aimed at unlocking between $2.5 billion and $3 billion annually in carbon finance for Nigeria over the next decade to support the country’s transition to a low-carbon economy.
Sultan Of Sokoto Sa’ad Abubakar Urges Muslims To Project Nigeria’s Unity
Sultan of Sokoto and Chairman Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, Muhammed Sa’ad Abubakar III at the council’s Expanded General Purpose Committee Meeting holding in Abuja urged Muslim faithful to
show actions that will sustain and project unity in Nigeria.
As a religious body, he reiterated commitment on behalf of other leaders to play a positive role in addressing the current challenges of negative commentaries about the religious status of Nigerians.
He cautioned the use of social media as a tool for propaganda, propagating personal negative narratives about Nigeria.
Also at the meeting is the Minister of Information and National Orientation Mohammed Idris, who says the desire of the current administration is not to build a nation through guns but by saying the truth.
Recent happenigs within the past few days where some people had alleged Nigeria as a country of religious intolerance the Minister said is Fake news that is endangering democracy.
He unequivocally stated the position of President Bola Tinubu to preserve the unity and respect the sovereignty of Nigeria assuring that all diplomatic channels activated are working towards building peace and security in Nigeria.
