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DOSSIER · VICE_PRESIDENTUPDATED JUN 2026

Kashim Shettima

Vice President of Nigeria · APC

Assessment Profile06

Vice President Kashim Shettima has discharged the constitutional function of presiding over the National Economic Council, chaired key process committees on the minimum wage and farmer-herder conflict, and represented Nigeria at the World Economic Forum, the UN General Assembly, and COP29. Concrete outputs from his chairmanship include the inauguration of the Presidential Food Systems Coordinating Unit in July 2024, the Aso Accord on Economic and Financial Inclusion signed April 2024, and the NEC endorsement of a Renewed Hope Development Plan framework for 2026–2030. The minimum wage tripartite committee he inaugurated in January 2024 produced a new N70,000 national minimum wage signed into law in July 2024. Against those gains, multiple reporting outlets and civil-society observers note that his public visibility and policy authority have been limited relative to precedent, key decision-making appears concentrated in the presidency's Lagos-linked inner circle, and Tinubu and Shettima collectively spent over 315 days abroad in their first 33 months in office, attracting opposition criticism. His Borno governorship record during the Boko Haram insurgency era (2011–2019) included measurable education and reconstruction investments but is shadowed by an unresolved EFCC petition alleging misappropriation of state funds, which remained at allegation stage with no formal charges as of the date of this card. The overall record across both roles is mixed: real process-level activity as VP, tangible macro-institutional outputs, but limited visibility on household-level service delivery outcomes attributable specifically to his brief.

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Legal Record07

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Sources22
  1. 1Tinubu presents 80-page manifesto, prioritises security, economyPunch · 2022-10-20
  2. 2Nigerian Vice President Shettima Inaugurates 37-Man Committee On New National Minimum WageSahara Reporters · 2024-01-30
  3. 3Minimum Wage Increased in Nigeria from 19 July 2024WageIndicator.org · 2024-07-19
  4. 4Federal Govt Launches 'Pulaku Initiative' To Curtail Farmer-Herder ConflictsLeadership · 2024-02-13
  5. 51GW in 30 months: Nigerians battle darkness as Tinubu's power generation promises falterPunch · 2025-11-01
  6. 6FG unveils Aso accord for universal financial accessPunch · 2024-04-25
  7. 7FG Targets Universal Financial Access, Unveils Aso Accord on Economic and Financial InclusionThe News Nigeria · 2024-05-01
  8. 8FG inaugurates coordinating unit on food security, costNews Agency of Nigeria · 2024-07-12
  9. 9Nigerian Government Orders Swift Disbursement of N250 Billion Loan to Smallholder FarmersMSME Africa · 2024-11-01
  10. 10NEC unveiled framework for Renewed Hope Development Plan (2026–2030)Senator Kashim Shettima / X · 2025-05-13
  11. 11Tinubu, Shettima Establish 42 Committees In 20 Months Amid Rising CostsNaijaNews · 2025-02-21
  12. 12Shettima allocates 70 per cent of Borno's N155bn budget to capital projectsDaily Post Nigeria · 2015-12-30
  13. 13Shettima To CCB: Remain Apolitical, Work With IntegrityThisDay Live · 2026-05-16
  14. 14Borno SEMA repatriates 3500 refugees, resettles over 1 million IDPsVanguard News · 2023-05-01
  15. 15Shettima allocates 70 per cent of Borno's N155bn budget to capital projectsDaily Post Nigeria · 2015-12-30
  16. 16Vice President Shettima Arrives In Davos For 2025 World Economic Forum MeetingState House Nigeria · 2025-01-20
  17. 17At First NEC Of The Year: Council Moves To Boost Non-Oil RevenueState House Nigeria · 2025-01-01
  18. 18315 days overseas: Inside Tinubu, Shettima's foreign tripsPunch · 2025-02-01
  19. 19Nigeria's poverty rate climbs to 63% despite easing inflation — World BankVanguard News · 2026-04-01
  20. 20Direct CCB to publish your declared assets, Shettima, others should follow, SERAP urges TinubuSERAP Nigeria · 2024-12-29
  21. 21N600bn Fraud: Pressure Mounts On EFCC To Probe Borno GovernorNews Diary Online · 2014-01-01
  22. 22EFCC: We're not aware of raid on Shettima's residenceTheCable · 2016-01-01