Chairman of the Nigeria–Türkiye Business Council (NTBC) and National President of NACCIMA, Dele Kelvin Oye, has led a high-powered delegation, comprising members of NTBC, NACCIMA and the Women’s Chamber of Commerce, Industry, CIMA), on a courtesy visit to the newly appointed Ambassador of the Republic of Türkiye to Nigeria, Mehmet Poroy.

Held at the Turkiye Embassy in Abuja, the visit served as a strategic dialogue to reaffirm shared goals and deepen Nigeria–Türkiye relations across key sectors.

The meeting focused on agricultural innovation and mechanisation as the cornerstone of bilateral cooperation between the wto countries. At the heart of discussions was the urgent need to enhance Nigeria’s agro-industrial productivity through the adoption of Turkish agritech solutions.

Poroy expressed the European nation’s readiness to support Nigeria with advanced agricultural machinery, food technology, and mechanised systems to increase efficiency and output across the agricultural value chain.

The envoy pledged commitment to enhancing bilateral trade and investment ties between the nations. He also commended NTBC’s efforts in promoting Nigeria-Türkiye relations, highlighting the recognition of the most populous nation’s strategic economic importance and regional influence.

He pledged full support for NTBC-led business missions and forums, including the Nigeria–Türkiye Virtual Multisectoral Business Meetings.
Poroy announced plans for the establishment of a Türkiye Consulate in Lagos to boost trade and diplomatic engagement in Southern Nigeria, and the introduction of a risk-based two-tier visa screening system aimed at encouraging legitimate business travel, thus reducing entry barriers to ease business trips for Nigerian entrepreneurs.

A high-level delegation visit from Turkiye is scheduled for August 2025 to explore collaboration in tourism, cultural exchange, and investment.

Both parties emphasised the importance of value chain transformation through technology transfer, knowledge exchange, and local capacity building with a focus on mechanised farming, post-harvest processing, packaging, and storage – identified as key components – necessary for achieving sustainable agricultural development and food security in Nigeria.

On his part, Oye, while presenting NTBC’s activities, emphasised the significance of the visit in strengthening diplomatic and economic ties between Nigeria and Türkiye, and reiterated NTBC’s commitment to advancing bilateral trade relations through sustained engagement and cooperation.

The council listed its activities to include quarterly business exploratory trade missions to Turkiye for SMEs and, first time business travellers to Turkiye, partnership and collaborative joint trade missions to Nigeria with DEIK, MUSIAD Nigeria, Turkiye Exporters Assembly, Turkiye Africa Business Association, Regional Exporters Assemblies, verification of companies to ensure business relations with authentic and credible companies in both countries, advocacy and government relations, the NTBC End-of-Year Business Cocktail hosted at the Turkish Embassy since 2022.

Oye reaffirmed NTBC and NACCIMA’s dedication to driving impactful trade partnerships and fostering long-term economic cooperation between the two countries.