| Nana Shettima | |
| Office: | Second Lady of Nigeria |
| Term Label: | Assumed role |
| Term Start: | 29 May 2023 |
| 1Namedata: | Kashim Shettima |
| 1Namedata1: | Oluremi Tinubu |
| Predecessor1: | Oludolapo Osinbajo |
| Office2: | First Lady of Borno State |
| Governor2: | Kashim Shettima |
| Term Start2: | 29 May 2011 |
| Term End2: | 29 May 2019 |
| Predecessor2: | Halti Ali Modu Sheriff |
| Successor2: | Falmata Zulum |
| Birth Name: | Nana Usman Alkali |
| Birth Date: | 22 July 1975 |
| Birth Place: | Kano State, Nigeria |
| Party: | All Progressives Congress |
| Children: | 3 |
| Residence: | Akinola Aguda House |
| Alma Mater: | University of Maiduguri |
Nana Kashim Shettima (born 22 July 1975) is the second lady of Nigeria since 2023, as the wife of Vice President Kashim Shettima. She was the first lady of Borno State from 2011 to 2019 when her husband was governor. She is the CEO of SWOT foundation and Model Orphanage Integrated School, Maiduguri.[1]
Nana Usman Alkali was born in 1975 in Kano State to the family of Alhaji Usman Alkali who hails from Borno State and is a Kanuri by tribe. She married Kashim Shettima in 1998 and has three children. She is an alumnus of the University of Maiduguri, where she studied English Language and Literature.[2] [3]
Shettima, with the private support of her husband, carried out numerous humanitarian and social activities in support of orphans and widows. This led to her setting up the Model Orphanage Integrated School in Maiduguri in 2018 to cater for orphans, widows and bereaved in Borno State.[4]
During the insecurity that affected Borno State especially at the time of the Chibok school girls abduction in 2014, against security reports, Shettima travelled to Chibok by road to console the parents of the school girls and offer moral support. That action caused her to miss a meeting with the First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, in Abuja.[5] [6]
She earned an award from The Sun Newspaper as the most supportive First Lady in 2016.[7] [8]
Through her pet project, the Support for Widows, Orphans and Tsangaya Foundation (SWOT), and as the First Lady of Borno State, Shettima has been reaching out to adherents of all faiths during festivities in Borno State, especially the most vulnerable.[9] [10]
Shettima is an advocate for the fight against rape and drug abuse, imploring women to prioritize children's upbringing.[11] She was also at the forefront canvassing votes for her spouse in the 2023 election.[12] [13]