*** To undertake key engagements in development financing, agric investments
Vice President Kashim Shettima will depart Abuja today for Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, to represent President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the commissioning and naming of a $315 million oil production and storage facility.
This is contained in a statement signed by the Senior Special Assistant to The President on Media & Communications, Office of the Vice President
Stanley Nkwocha in Abuja.
The statement explains that the facility, a fully Nigerian-owned oil and gas company acquired by Oriental Energy Limited, is scheduled for commissioning on December 14, 2024.
It adds that after the event in Dubai, the Vice President will proceed to Saudi Arabia to perform the Lesser Hajj (Umrah) in the holy cities of Madinah and Makkah from December 16 to 19, 2024.
According to the statement, Vice President Shettima is also scheduled to hold a bilateral meeting with the President of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) in Jeddah on December 20th.
“Discussions will focus on co-financing arrangements for the Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ Phase II) and enhanced coordination of IsDB projects in Nigeria, aimed at bolstering the nation’s agricultural and economic development” Nkwocha adds.
The statement says the
Vice President is expected back in Nigeria on or before December 21, 2024.
