The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) says the visit of the commander of United States Africa Command, Gen. Dagvin Anderson, has further strengthened security cooperation between Nigeria and the United States.
The director, Defence Information, Maj.-Gen. Samaila Uba, said in a statement that the visit provided an opportunity for both countries to deepen collaboration in countering terrorist organisations threatening Nigeria, the region and global security.
He said Anderson was received by President Bola Tinubu, alongside the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu; the minister of defence, retired Gen. Christopher Musa; the Chief of Defence Staff, Olufemi Oluyede, and other senior military and security officials.
According to him, discussions focused on shared security interests, military training, force development, real-world training opportunities and joint exercises, as well as specialised capabilities the United States can offer in support of Nigeria’s security efforts.
Mr Uba said the AFRICOM commander also visited the joint US–Nigeria intelligence fusion cell, which enhances Nigeria’s intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capacity and enables real-time operational results.
He added that the visit reaffirmed the United States’ commitment to supporting Nigerian-led solutions through intelligence sharing and technical advisory assistance to strengthen Nigeria’s independent operational capability.
Dele Fashomi, seasoned journalist and communication teacher, is a holder of Master of Arts degree in Communication and Language Arts from the University of Ibadan in 1992/93.
Earlier, he had bagged a Bachelor degree from the same university in 1984, after which he proceeded to the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Lagos, in 1990, for a postgraduate diploma in Journalism.
He had done many courses in communication, including the EU-BBC Editing Course in 2002.
Mr. Fashomi combines effectively the practice, research and teaching of communication. And to date, he has published two academic works in communication: Issues in Communication Technology and Policy (2010) and Economic and Social Issues in Advertising and PR (2013).
He had his first break in the Nigerian media in Concord Newspapers in 1990 and today, he has over two and half decades experience earned in several newspapers.
He has been part of many start-ups, such as The Republic (1987), The Comet (1999), The Anchor 2001 – 2002; Sun Newspapers (2003); Westerner newsmagazine (2005 – 2010) as Editor; National Life (2011) as Sunday Editor, and Newswatch Newspapers (2012- 2016) as Daily Editor.
Dele Fashomi is now the Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of Newstide247.com newspaper online, which he started in July 2015. He is also into biography writing, with many books in his trail, some of which he wrote alone and one he co- authored with his mentor, Mr Dare Babarinsa, entitled: Olabiyi Durojaiye – DARE TO BE DiFFERENT. He also guided and collaborated with Pa Olatunji Odusanya in writing his autobiography – AGAINST ALL ODDS. There are many other books in the works under his pen.
