Vice President Kashim Shettima has assured that President Bola Tinubu will not be afraid to take steps able to inserting Nigeria in the best path in the direction of {economic} development.
Shettima made this disclosure on Wednesday when he obtained a delegation from the Kuo Sharper Foundry Fellowship 2025-2026 led by MIT’s Govt Director for the Kuo Sharper Centre for Prosperity and Entrepreneurship, Dina Sherif, on a courtesy go to on the presidential villa.
Talking throughout the assembly, the Vice President counseled the transformative affect of the Massachusetts Institute of Know-how (MIT) on the worldwide entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystem that has raised over $1.5 billion {dollars} and created over 30,000 direct jobs in 20 years.
He additionally urged African entrepreneurs to shut ranks with the intention to totally harness the continent’s large potential, leveraging MIT’s useful resource mobilisation community and job creation alternatives.
As well as, the Vice President known as for unity of objective amongst African professionals and entrepreneurs.
His phrases, “Africa is the brand new frontier and the longer term belongs to the continent however its folks should unite to remodel potential into tangible outcomes that affect lives and livelihoods.
“Africa is blessed with monumental human and materials assets however its folks should fuse into one to profit from the great alternatives that abound throughout the continent,” Shettima mentioned.
He additional disclosed that President Tinubu is daring to leverage accessible alternatives to remodel the whole financial system, noting that “President Tinubu will not be afraid of taking daring choices that can reposition Nigeria’s financial system and higher the lives of the livelihoods of the folks.”
Additionally talking, the chief of the delegation, Sherif, mentioned the delegation was on the Presidential Villa to transient the Vice President on the actions of MIT’s Kuo Sharper Centre for Prosperity and Entrepreneurship, assuring that the Centre is devoted to fueling the engine of entrepreneurship internationally.
She famous that the staff was in Nigeria in view of the Kuo Sharper Foundry Fellowship programme, which, in line with her, has helped to entrench the spirit of entrepreneurship throughout the continent.
Sherif underscored the importance of collaboration amongst African startups, noting that Nigeria is a number one nation, as evidenced by the progress recorded by startups throughout the continent.
She additional assured improved assist for African-based startups from the centre by way of its numerous initiatives.