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...

WORLD HEPATITIS DAY: FIRST LADY OLUREMI TINUBU URGES NIGERIANS TO PROMOTE EARLY DIAGNOSIS AND REDUCE STIGMA. (PHOTO).


 World Hepatitis Day: First Lady Oluremi Tinubu Urges Nigerians To Promote Early Diagnosis And Reduce Stigma


The Nigerian First Lady Oluremi Tinubu has urged Nigerians to work together to reduce stigma, promote early diagnosis, and strengthen commitment to eliminating hepatitis as a public health threat by 2030.

 

The First Lady Oluremi Tinubu stated this in her message to mark this year's World Hepatitis Day, noting she joins the global community in raising awareness about viral hepatitis and the urgent need to expand access to prevention, testing, treatment and care.

 

She describes  the theme of the celebration "Hepatitis: Let's Break It Down," as a reminder of the need to increase commitment  to educating people about the disease, while working to remove barriers that prevent people from accessing life-saving health services.

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