Vice president Kashim Shettima on Tuesday, September 15, returned to Nigeria after representing president Bola Tinubu at the 18th BRICS leaders’ summit in New Delhi, India.
According to a statement released by Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to the vice president on media and communications, Stanley Nkwocha, Shettima participated in the summit’s high-level sessions and held bilateral engagements to advance Nigeria’s economic and diplomatic interests.
Among the key engagements was a meeting with Indian prime minister Narendra Modi, where both sides discussed renewed crude oil trade, investment, pharmaceuticals, defence, digital technology, fintech, renewable energy and other strategic sectors.
Shettima also met with the Director-General (DG) of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, reaffirming Nigeria’s support for multilateralism and a more inclusive global economic order.
At the summit, the vice president delivered president Tinubu’s message calling for reforms of global governance and financial institutions, while positioning Nigeria as a gateway to Africa’s expanding market under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).
Nigeria also used the summit to deepen its engagement with BRICS member and partner countries in agriculture, artificial intelligence, digital infrastructure, manufacturing, healthcare, energy and human-capital development.
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