Vice President Kashim Shettima has arrived in Addis Ababa to lead Nigeria’s delegation to the Nigeria Ethiopia Nutrition Leadership Exchange Forum.
The forum, also known as the Pearl Exchange Forum, will hold from October 7 to 9, 2026, following an invitation from Ethiopia’s Deputy Prime Minister, Temesgen Tiruneh, who is championing the country’s multi sectoral approach to boosting nutrition.
Stanley Nkwocha, Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on Media and Communications, disclosed in a statement that Shettima was received on arrival by the Nigerian Ambassador to Ethiopia and Permanent Representative to the African Union, Ambassador Nasir Aminu, alongside Minister in the Mission, Nura Bappah Aliyu, Senior Counsellor, Onovo Emmanuel Isaac, Defence Attaché, Wing Commander Gabriel Diepiriye Batubo, and other senior Ethiopian government officials.
The Vice President is accompanied by Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, and Jigawa State Governor, Umar Namadi, Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, and the Director General of the National Emergency Management Agency, Zubaida Umar Abubakar.
He is expected to return to Abuja at the conclusion of the visit.
