The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, has reiterated Nigeria’s commitment to operationalising its cooperation agreements and Memoranda of Understanding with the Republic of Turkey.
She made this known when the Turkish Ambassador to Nigeria, Mehmet Poroy, paid her a courtesy visit at her office in Abuja.
In a statement issued on Thursday and signed by the Special Assistant on Communication and New Media to the minister, Magnus Eze, it was recalled that at the invitation of Turkish President Recep Erdoğan, President Bola Tinubu undertook an official visit to Ankara on January 27, 2026, to strengthen bilateral relations.
The statement noted that the Nigerian delegation, which included no fewer than six ministers and the National Security Adviser, witnessed the signing of several key bilateral agreements between both countries.
These include an agreement on cooperation in the field of education; a Memorandum of Understanding between the Foreign Service Academy of Nigeria and the Diplomacy Academy of Turkey’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs; a Joint Declaration on the establishment of a Joint Economic and Trade Committee; and a protocol on military cooperation.
Other agreements cover cooperation in halal quality infrastructure, media and communications, as well as an MoU aimed at enhancing social services for women, children, persons with disabilities, and older persons.
Odumegwu-Ojukwu told the envoy that President Tinubu had emphasised the need to maximise the outcomes of the visit by directing Ministries, Departments, and Agencies to submit implementation roadmaps for the agreements signed in Ankara.
