TÜRKIYE IS PLANNING TO ESTABLISH LOCAL DEFENCE PRODUCTION FACILITIES AND MILITARY TRAINING CENTRES IN NIGERIA AS PART OF EFFORTS TO STRENGTHEN SECURITY COOPERATION AND INCREASE BILATERAL TRADE TO $5 BILLION.(PHOTO).

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 Türkiye is planning to establish local defence production facilities and military training centres in Nigeria as part of efforts to strengthen security cooperation and increase bilateral trade to $5 billion. Turkish Ambassador to Nigeria, Mehmet Poroy, disclosed this on Monday in Abuja, saying the proposed facilities would enable Türkiye to support local military equipment production rather than simply supplying weapons and equipment. He also revealed that 200 Nigerian special forces personnel were undergoing a two-month training programme in Türkiye, with plans underway to establish a similar facility in Nigeria. “We are planning to have some local production unit also in that context, not only selling to Nigeria the tools, equipment, the arms that it needs, but also the possibility of having local production here in Nigeria,” Poroy said. On trade, the ambassador said bilateral trade currently stood at approximately $2 billion, including oil and gas, but both countries were targe...

80,812 PRISON POPULATION, 64% AWAITING TRIAL INMATES - CORRECTIONAL SERVICE. (PHOTO).


 80,812 Prison Population, 64% Awaiting Trial Inmates - Correctional Service

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‎Awaiting trial inmates now account for 64 percent of Nigeria’s custodial population, as the Nigeria Correctional Service seeks ₦198.85 billion for its 2026 operations. 


Controller-General of the Service, Sylvester Nwakuche, made this known while presenting the agency’s 2025 budget performance and 2026 estimates before the House of Representatives Committee on Reformatory Institutions in Abuja, highlighting congestion across correctional facilities and the need for more infrastructure. 


According to him, as of February 9, 2026, the total inmate population stood at 80,812. Of this figure, 51,955 are awaiting trial inmates, 24,913 are convicted inmates, while 3,850 fall under other detention categories.

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‎The Committee's Chairman, Chinedu Ogah, called for urgent reforms increased funding, and presidential assent to the Correctional Service Trust Fund Bill, describing the agency as central to national security but poorly funded.


He noted that many correctional facilities were built over a century ago and have deteriorated significantly, contributing to recurring security breaches and operational strain.

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