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...

FIRST LADY MEETS US SPECIAL ENVOY FOR BEST FUTURE GENERATIONS IN WASHINGTON. (PHOTOS


 FIRST LADY MEETS US SPECIAL ENVOY FOR BEST FUTURE GENERATIONS IN WASHINGTON


Nigeria's First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu says  promoting education,  using every necessary incentive,  is one of the pivotal programme of the Bola Tinubu administration. 


She shared this insight with the US Special Envoy for Best Future Generations, Charles Harder in Washington. 


President Bola Tinubu she notes, is working hard to build a formidable foundation that can be built upon, with quality education on the front burner.


While informing the Special Envoy that a nation-wide campaign to promote child nutrition, through her office is set to be launched in a few days, the First Lady also stated that books must be retained in schools despite technological advancement,  citing the need to broaden the knowledge base of students without disruptions or interference from the social media and related channels.


In his remarks, the Special Envoy explained that the meeting was convened to further discussions on the needs and situation of the Nigerian Child, noting that the Best Future Generations, a brain child of First Lady Melania Trump, seeks to address issues  affecting children the world over,  including food, nutrition, health and protection from all forms of abuse.


The meeting was held on the margins of the Fostering the Future Together Global Summit where over 45 First Ladies from various nations participated and discussed extensively the roles and effect of Artificial Intelligence among children and adolescents worldwide-wide.

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