President Bola Tinubu, together with Türkiye counterpart, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has reaffirmed a shared commitment to creating ‘a clear pathway to a five-billion-dollar trade volume between Nigeria and Turkey’ through jobs, investment and opportunity for citizens.
President Tinubu disclosed this in a statement released late Tuesday during his State Visit to Ankara and high-level diplomatic engagement with President Erdoğan.
President Tinubu wrote, “During the State Visit today in Ankara, Türkiye, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and I reaffirmed our shared ambition, which speaks directly to jobs, investment, and opportunity for our people, creating a clear pathway to a five-billion-dollar trade volume between Nigeria and Türkiye.
“Our conversations were practical and forward-looking: trade and investment, energy, education, defence cooperation, peace and security, and the creation of a Joint Economy and Trade Committee to unlock new flows of capital and deepen Turkish investment in Nigeria.”
Tinubu added, “I welcome President Erdoğan’s recognition of Nigeria’s reform momentum, particularly in the energy sector, and his confidence in our determination to build an economy that works for everyone, including the most vulnerable.”
President Tinubu further disclosed plans to adopt Turkish military training and expertise, deepen intelligence sharing, and bolster counter-terrorism efforts to address Nigeria’s security challenges and neutralise agents of destabilisation in the Sahel and beyond.
Tinubu said, “We also spoke frankly about security. Nigeria will continue to play its role in peace and stability in Africa. Türkiye’s experience and readiness to cooperate in military training, intelligence sharing, and counter-terrorism efforts strengthen our collective resolve against agents of destabilisation in the Sahel and beyond.”
“At the conclusion of our meetings, nine agreements were exchanged across defence, education, media, diaspora policy, trade, social development, and institutional cooperation between our foreign ministries.”
“Nigeria remains open for serious partnership. Open to trade without barriers. Open to ideas, skills, and investment that create value and shared prosperity.
“We are building an inclusive economy. We are strengthening peace. Nigeria will continue to engage the world with confidence and clarity,” he concluded.
