Nigeria, Saudi Arabia sign MoU on military cooperation

Nigeria and Saudi Arabia solidified their defense partnership on Tuesday by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance military cooperation between the two nations.

The agreement was formalized by Nigeria’s Minister of State for Defence, Dr. Bello Mohammed Matawalle, and Saudi Arabia’s Assistant Minister of Defence for Executive Affairs, Dr. Khaled Al-Biyari, during a ceremony in Abuja.

Matawalle hailed the agreement as “a significant milestone” that will strengthen Nigeria’s defence framework and build the capacity of its armed forces. The MoU will remain in effect for an initial five-year term and focuses on several key areas of collaboration, including:

· Military training

· Joint exercises

· Intelligence sharing

· Technical assistance

· Logistics support

The minister explained that the partnership is designed to deliver concrete benefits for Nigeria, such as improved military education, greater operational readiness, and stronger counter-terrorism cooperation. The agreement includes provisions for review and renewal after five years and allows for termination by either party with three months’ diplomatic notice.

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Dele Fashomi

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.

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