Nigeria, April 9 -- The Vice President, Kashim Shettima, has said that the key to Nigeria's progress lies in the transparent and responsible use of resources by all tiers of government.

Mr Shettima stated this while delivering the keynote address at the 17th edition of the Leadership Conference and Awards organised by the Leadership Newspaper and held in Abuja on Tuesday.

He spoke on; "The Challenges and Opportunities in Nigeria's Fiscal Federalism."

The vice president said most of the problems attributed to Nigeria's federal structure stem from poor management and misappropriation rather than from flaws in the constitution or the federalism being practised.

"The real challenge, when carefully considered, lies less in the structure of...