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...

FROM AGUATA TO RWANDA: MAYOR LEADS 2026 AGUATA BEST STUDENTS TO PAN-AFRICAN INNOVATION BOOT CAMP. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE.


 FROM AGUATA TO RWANDA: MAYOR LEADS 2026 AGUATA BEST STUDENTS TO PAN-AFRICAN INNOVATION BOOT CAMP


By Ngozi Okoli


The Mayor of Aguata Local Government Area(LGA), Dr. Chibueze Ofobuike, on July 4 led 20 finalists of the 2026 Aguata Best Students Challenge from Lagos to Kigali, Rwanda, to participate in a prestigious international educational programme.


The students will represent Aguata at the 2026 Pan-African Innovation Boot Camp, taking place at Ntare Louiselund International School, where they will join outstanding young innovators from across Africa and other parts of the world.


The boot camp is designed to equip participants with practical skills in robotics, artificial intelligence, digital storytelling, leadership, innovation, problem-solving, teamwork and global networking, preparing them for future opportunities in an increasingly technology-driven world.


The selected students are Ejezie Sopuruchukwu Divine, Ezema Chisom Esther, Okoye Amarachukwu Juliet, Agu Chisom Stella, Uduji Chioma Treasure, Ejikeme-Eze Barnabas Kenechukwu, Anumudu Eberechukwu Mary-Cynthia, Onuorah Onyedikachi Micheal, Moses Vivian Chinyere, Ejemeni Chinecherem Happiness, Orazulume Chibueze Kingsley, Agu Makuochukwu Karen, Dominic Chijindu Divine, Okafor Chinemerem Blessing, Uzozie Chikamso Rita, Onyemaeze Chigozie Divine, Okpara Onyekachi Johnson, Obinna Goodluck Obinna, Okechukwu Onyinyechi Gift, and Ezeokeke Ugonna Kingsley.


Speaking on the initiative, Dr. Ofobuike expressed appreciation to the sponsors and partners whose financial and logistical support made the trip possible, describing their contributions as a strategic investment in the future of Aguata's young people and in the development of quality education.


The mayor expressed confidence that the exposure and knowledge the students would gain at the boot camp would inspire greater academic excellence, creativity, innovation, and leadership, reaffirming the commitment of the Aguata Local Government to nurturing young talents, empowering them to compete on the global stage.


He reiterated the LGA's guiding vision: "In Aguata LGA, Impossibility Is Nothing."


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