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Shettima seeks backing for Renewed Hope Agenda in New York

Source: Premium Times · 24 Sep 2026, 10:51 UTC
Shettima seeks backing for Renewed Hope Agenda in New York
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Vice-President Kashim Shettima has sought support for Nigeria’s Renewed Hope Agenda in New York, according to Premium Times. He said the administration was working to reposition the economy, with education, health, science and technology, and agriculture among its focus areas.

Vice-President Kashim Shettima has sought support for the Nigerian government’s Renewed Hope Agenda during an engagement in New York, Premium Times reports. Shettima said the administration was doing its best to reposition the economy. He identified education, health, science and technology, and agriculture as areas receiving particular attention.

The available material does not identify the audience for his appeal or state what specific form of support he requested. It also does not provide details of policies, funding or targets connected with the areas he mentioned. The vice-president’s comments, as reported, present the government’s economic repositioning effort as covering several sectors.

No response from participants or assessment of progress under the agenda is included in the supplied report.

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