Vice President Kashim Shettima will leaving Abuja on Wednesday for Sweden on a two-day seek advice from to constitute Nigeria in bilateral engagements with the Scandinavian public.
The seek advice from is “at the instance of President Bola Tinubu,” Senior Particular Worker to the Vice President on Media and Conversation, Mr. Stanley Nkwocha, not hidden in a commentary he signed Wednesday titled, ‘VP Shettima embarks on a 2-day visit to Sweden.’
All through the running seek advice from, the VP will have interaction in high-level bilateral talks with key govt officers, together with a gathering with Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden and the Swedish High Minister.
“Senator Shettima will virtue the seek advice from to discover alternatives for reinforced collaboration between Nigeria and Sweden in boxes akin to ICT, innovation, schooling, digitalisation, sustainable shipping, mining, and agriculture.
“He’s going to meet with key stakeholders in each the Executive and Non-public Sector.
”The Vice President can even meet with Norrsken, a Stockholm-based mission capital have an effect on investor, which not too long ago introduced Norrsken22, a $205m tech funding charity for Africa,” mentioned Nkwocha.
Norrsken22 is a era expansion charity subsidized through over 30 leading unicorn founders. It’s partnering with alternative marketers to form Africa’s later tech giants.
The assembly with Norrsken is predicted to grant insights into how Nigerian marketers can take pleasure in this charity and additional toughen the era ecosystem in Nigeria.
Particularly, 40 in line with cent of the investments from Norrsken22 are anticipated to be allotted to Nigerian era marketers.
“Twelve Nigerian private sector companies doing business with Sweden are going independently as a private sector bloc,” he added.
Occasion in Sweden, Shettima could also be anticipated to articulate Nigeria’s financial sight and the reforms being undertaken through the management to build a business-friendly surrounding in Nigeria for traders. And show off the alternatives that abound in Africa’s biggest economic system.
The Vice President is predicted again within the nation on Saturday.