Vice President Kashim Shettima has said Nigeria’s dedication to harnessing the potential of its youth, investing in education, and advancing smart agriculture are necessary strategies that will go a long to tackle global and domestic challenges.
He made the declaration on Thursday at the Financial Times Global Risk Roundtable at the ongoing 2025 World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland.
On a continental level, he noted that African youths are central to this transformation.
Shettima observed however that while crises abound, they also present opportunities for nations to rebuild stronger.
A statement by his spokesman, Stanley Nkwocha, quoted him as saying: “The word for crisis in Chinese is ‘Wei Ji’. Wei stands for danger, while Ji stands for opportunity. Yes, we have challenges, but those challenges are pregnant with opportunities to re-engineer our society and build back better.”
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