Nigeria’s Vice President, Kashim Shettima, has departed New York, United States, following his representation of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). According to a statement released by his spokesperson, Stanley Nkwocha, on Sunday, Shettima is scheduled to hold strategic discussions with senior officials of Deutsche Bank in Germany before returning to Nigeria. The statement read: “Vice President Kashim Shettima has departed New York, United States, after successfully representing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, at the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly.”During his stay in New York, Shettima advanced Nigeria’s diplomatic and economic interests. He received commendation from the United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, over Nigeria’s ongoing push for a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council. He had earlier departed Abuja last week leading Nigeria’s high-level delegation to the Assembly’s general debate, which held from September 23 to 27.