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...

PRESIDENT TINUBU MOURNS PRESIDENTIAL VILLA ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, MEDIA, PETER ONWUBUARIRI. (PHOTO).


 PRESIDENT TINUBU MOURNS PRESIDENTIAL VILLA ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, MEDIA, PETER ONWUBUARIRI


President Bola Tinubu has expressed sadness over the passing of Mr Peter Chukwuemeka Chijioke Onwubuariri, Assistant Director, Media, at the Presidential Villa, who died after a prolonged illness.


In a statement by the Special Adviser to the President, Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, President Tinubu describes the death of the veteran journalist and public servant as a painful loss to the Presidency, the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, the media community and the nation.


Onwubuariri, a former North American Correspondent of NAN, was posted to the Presidential Villa in 2014 and served in the media teams of three successive administrations — those of Presidents Goodluck Jonathan, Muhammadu Buhari and Bola Ahmed Tinubu.


The President describes the deceased as a consummate journalist who covered critical national and international issues, including foreign affairs, telecommunications, politics and finance.


He notes that Onwubuariri brought extensive professional experience, sound judgment and a deep understanding of the relationship between government and the media to his assignments.


Before his posting to the Presidential Villa, Onwubuariri rose through the ranks at NAN and served as an Assistant Editor-in-Chief, contributing significantly to the agency’s journalism and editorial operations.


President Tinubu commends his dedication, professionalism and commitment to duty, saying his years of service across three administrations reflected his competence, loyalty to the nation and enduring commitment to public service.


The President extends his heartfelt condolences to Onwubuariri’s widow, Catherine, his three children, extended family, colleagues and friends.


He prays God Almighty to grant the family the strength to bear the loss and grants the soul of the departed eternal rest.

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