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...

COAS PAYS STRATEGIC VISIT TO EMIR OF ZAZZAU, STRENGTHENS TRADITIONAL PARTNERSHIP FOR NATIONAL SECURITY. (PHOTOS).#PRESS RELEASE.


 PHOTO NEWS: COAS PAYS STRATEGIC VISIT TO EMIR OF ZAZZAU, STRENGTHENS TRADITIONAL PARTNERSHIP FOR NATIONAL SECURITY


The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, on Thursday, 18 June 2026, paid a courtesy visit to the Emir of Zazzau, His Royal Highness Ahmed Nuhu Bamali, CFR, at his palace in Zaria, Kaduna State. The visit highlights the commitment of the Nigerian Army to deepening collaboration with traditional institutions as critical stakeholders in promoting national security, community resilience and intelligence-driven operations.


The engagement provided an opportunity for the COAS to appreciate the Emirate’s sustained support to military operations and to reinforce the importance of civil-military cooperation in addressing contemporary security challenges. The visit further reflects the Nigerian Army’s recognition of the vital role of traditional rulers in fostering unity, strengthening community trust and mobilising collective action against terrorism, banditry and other emerging threats to national peace and stability.

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