Vice President Kashim Shettima has arrived in the picturesque town of Davos, Switzerland, to stand as Nigeria’s principal envoy at the 2025 annual congregation of the World Economic Forum (WEF).
Joining the Vice President on this critical assignment are key figures in governance and economic development, notably Dr. Jumoke Oduwole, the Minister of Industry, Trade, and Investment, as well as Aisha Rimi, the astute Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC).
The globally renowned WEF summit serves as a nexus where statesmen, industrial magnates, and development stakeholders convene to dissect pivotal economic dilemmas while devising innovative blueprints for sustainable advancement.
Strategic Engagements and Bilateral Dialogues
During his sojourn in Davos, Vice President Shettima will immerse himself in a plethora of high-stakes bilateral consultations and strategic deliberations. His mission? To spotlight Nigeria’s vast economic potential and formulate collaborative solutions to looming global uncertainties.
Among the standout engagements on his itinerary is a seminal workshop christened “Roadmap to Co-create Investment Opportunities for Africa’s Frontier Markets”. This pivotal session, orchestrated by the African Development Bank (AfDB) in conjunction with the WEF, seeks to mobilize robust capital inflows into the continent to fortify inclusive progress and bolster resilience.
Fostering Resilience Through Investment
In addition, Shettima will lend his voice to the unveiling of the Humanitarian and Resilience Investing (HRI) Roadmap for Africa. This initiative aspires to galvanize public-private synergies and channel substantial investments into Africa’s burgeoning markets, thus fostering robust socio-economic frameworks across the region.
Championing Digital Trade as a Growth Catalyst
Highlighting his agenda is his role as co-chair of an incisive forum titled “Turning Digital Trade into a Catalyst for Growth in Africa” at the renowned Pischa Congress Centre. This discourse aims to illuminate pathways for leveraging private-sector dynamism to expedite the operationalization of the AfCFTA Digital Trade Protocol—a transformative framework ratified by African Union leaders in January 2024.
Through these critical engagements, Vice President Shettima is poised to solidify Nigeria’s economic diplomacy while advancing the collective aspirations of Africa within the global economic arena. Following the culmination of his Davos engagements, he is expected to return to Abuja to continue steering the nation’s developmental trajectory.
