Vice President Kashim Shettima on Monday returned to Nigeria after representing President Bola Tinubu at the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, United States.

Shettima departed Abuja on September 20 after the President mandated him to lead Nigeria’s delegation to the annual global gathering.

According to a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Communications, Stanley Nkwocha, the Vice President delivered Tinubu’s national statement at the General Debate, where Nigeria renewed its call for reforms to the United Nations Security Council.

According to the statement, President Tinubu reinforced his call for a more representative and equitable global order.

The statement said, “Nigeria advocated permanent African representation on the council, fairer global financing, stronger climate support and deeper multilateral cooperation.

“At the Third High-Level Roundtable of the Africa Minerals Strategy Group, Tinubu urged African countries to move beyond exporting raw minerals and focus on processing, manufacturing and value addition.”

At a high-level education financing event co-hosted by Nigeria and Italy, Shettima reaffirmed the Federal Government’s commitment to education and supported the Global Partnership for Education’s $5bn financing campaign.