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...

RMRDC PARTNERS NAWOJ TO BOOST MEDIA VISIBILITY AND PUSH FOR WOMEN EMPOWERMENT. (PHOTO).


 RMRDC PARTNERS NAWOJ TO BOOST MEDIA VISIBILITY AND PUSH FOR WOMEN EMPOWERMENT 


The Raw Materials Research and Development Council, RMRDC, and the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists, NAWOJ, FCT Chapter, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen media advocacy, women empowerment, and the development of Nigeria’s raw materials sector. 


During the  ceremony in Abuja, the Director-General of the  RMRSC  Professor Nnanyelugo Ike-Muonso  and the  Chairperson of NAWOJ FCT, Bassey Ita Ikpang, noted that the partnership would create opportunities for stronger media engagement and greater public understanding of the Council’s contributions to national development.


The MoU is expected to run for an initial period of two years and is renewable. It covers media advocacy and public awareness, women empowerment and raw materials processing. Others include value-chain development and capacity building in product development.

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