Vice President Kashim Shettima will on Friday, depart Abuja,
the nation’s capital for Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, to represent
President Bola Tinubu at the commissioning and naming of a $315 million oil
production and storage facility.
According to the presidency, the facility, a fully
Nigerian-owned oil and gas company acquired by Oriental Energy Limited, is
scheduled for commissioning on December 14, 2024.
Shortly after the unveiling ceremony in Dubai, the Vice
President will proceed to Saudi Arabia where he will perform the Lesser Hajj,
Umrah in the holy cities of Madinah and Makkah from December 16 to 19, 2024.
Meanwhile, on December 20, 2024, the Vice President is also billed to hold a bilateral meeting with the President of the Islamic Development Bank, IsDB in Jeddah.
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.
The Vice President is expected back in Nigeria on or before
December 21, 2024.
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