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...

SENATE CALLS FOR ACTION TO CHECKMATE RISING ATTACKS ON SECURITY PERSONNEL. (PHOTO).


 SENATE CALLS FOR ACTION TO CHECKMATE RISING ATTACKS ON SECURITY PERSONNEL


The Senate has again suggested the deployment of advanced technology to stay ahead of criminals whose tactics are now evolving from attacks on communities to targeted attacks on serving and retired military personnel.


The Senate says this trend is a threat to national security and state authority, and therefore wants authorities to checkmate such atrocities.


These resolutions were the outcome of a debate on a motion of urgent national importance sponsored by Abdulaziz Yaradua, in which he highlighted the rising abductions of high-ranking security personnel.


The Senate commended the military and other security agencies for their sacrifices and advised that collaboration and intelligence gathering be strengthened.


Meanwhile, the Senate has condemned xenophobic attacks on Nigerians and other African nationals in South Africa and called for the prosecution of the perpetrators.

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