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...

RUSSIA THREATENS ‘HARSH AND PAINFUL’ RETALIATION AFTER HUNGARY EXPELS 10 DIPLOMATS. (PHOTO).


Russia Threatens ‘Harsh And Painful’ Retaliation After Hungary Expels 10 Diplomats


Russia has threatened a strong retaliation against Hungary after Budapest expelled 10 Russian diplomats over alleged activities deemed incompatible with their diplomatic status.


Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova warned that Moscow’s response would be “harsh and painful,” accusing what she called a “Russophobic lobby” in Budapest of driving the decision.


Hungary said the expulsions were carried out on national security grounds, while stressing that the move does not mean diplomatic relations with Russia have been severed.


The latest dispute adds to growing tensions between Moscow and European countries as the war in Ukraine continues.

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