Nigeria signs MoU with Egypt on defence industry cooperation 

The governments of Nigeria and the Arab Republic of Egypt have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to deepen defence industry cooperation.

The signing ceremony was held at the Ministry of Defence Ship House Abuja, after a brief visit by the delegation to the office of the Honourable Minister of Defence Mohammed Badaru Abubakar.

The Permanent Secretary Ministry of Defence, Dr Ibrahim Abubakar Kana signed for Nigeria while the Assistant Minister of Defence of Egypt, Major General Walid Hamouda signed for Egypt.

He said the signing of the MoU will promote deeper bilateral and defence cooperation in line with the prevailing laws and regulations of the two countries.

Kana expressed optimism that the long history of a robust relationship between Nigeria and Egypt would create lasting cooperation between both countries, adding that Nigeria has benefited a lot from Egypt in areas of intelligence sharing and training.

Earlier, the leader of the delegation, the Assistant Minister of Defence of Egypt, Major General Walid Hamouda, expressed appreciation for the platform provided to sign the MoU.

He assured Nigeria of his country’s total commitment to abide by the articles contained in the signed document. He also appreciated the existing cordial relationship between Egypt and Nigeria.