{"id":2532880,"date":"2025-05-23T16:18:33","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T16:18:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/news\/2532880\/"},"modified":"2025-05-23T16:18:33","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T16:18:33","slug":"nigeria-germany-reinforce-defence-partnership-with-renewed-mou","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/news\/2532880\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria, Germany reinforce Defence Partnership with renewed MoU"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Nigerian Governments and Germany have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening bilateral defence cooperation with the signing of a renewed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the German Technical Advisory Group (GTAG).<\/p>\n<p>A statement from the Ministry said; \u201cthe agreement, which has been in place for 12 years and is renewed every four years, was formalised at a signing ceremony held at Ship House, Abuja.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG-20250328-WA0003-750x430.jpg\" width=\"551\" height=\"316\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Speaking at the event, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Defence, Ambassador Gabriel Tanimu Aduda, described the MoU as \u2018a strategic counterpart funding arrangement that underscores the strong defence ties between both nations.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>He emphasised that the renewed agreement aligns with Nigeria and Germany\u2019s shared objectives, fostering long-term security collaboration and developmental goals.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG-20250328-WA0002-800x532.jpg\" width=\"577\" height=\"384\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Ambassador Aduda further highlighted the Nigerian government\u2019s commitment to ensuring accountability, and efficiency in the implementation of the agreement.<\/p>\n<p>He stressed that adherence to strict timelines and rigorous monitoring would be prioritised to guarantee the effective execution of all agreed engagements.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, he promised that all procurement aspects of the agreement would undergo thorough evaluation to ensure value for money<\/p>\n<p>On his part, Colonel Boris Bovekemp, Defence Attach\u00e9 of Germany to Nigeria, reaffirmed Germany\u2019s unwavering commitment to enhancing cooperation in key areas, particularly in defence, security, and capacity-building initiatives.<\/p>\n<p>Bovekemp commended the enduring partnership between Nigeria and Germany and reiterated the importance of strengthening existing agreements to address evolving security challenges.<\/p>\n<p>The renewed MoU marks another milestone in the Nigeria-Germany defence partnership, reinforcing mutual efforts to enhance security, capacity development, and technical cooperation.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>MINISTRY OF DEFENCE<br \/>PRESS RELEASE<br \/>FRIDAY, 28TH MARCH 2025<br \/>NIGERIA AND GERMANY REINFORCE DEFENCE PARTNERSHIP WITH RENEWED MoU<\/p>\n<p>Abuja, Nigeria \u2013 The Governments of Nigeria and Germany have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening bilateral defence cooperation with the signing of a renewed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the German Technical Advisory Group (GTAG).<\/p>\n<p>The agreement, which has been in place for 12 years and is renewed every four years, was formalized at a signing ceremony held at Ship House, Abuja.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at the event, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Defence, Ambassador Gabriel Tanimu Aduda, described the MoU as a strategic counterpart funding arrangement that underscores the strong defence ties between both nations. He emphasized that the renewed agreement aligns with Nigeria and Germany\u2019s shared objectives, fostering long-term security collaboration and developmental goals.<\/p>\n<p>Ambassador Aduda further highlighted the Nigerian government\u2019s commitment to ensuring accountability, and efficiency in the implementation of the agreement. He stressed that adherence to strict timelines and rigorous monitoring would be prioritized to guarantee the effective execution of all agreed engagements. Additionally, he assured that all procurement aspects of the agreement would undergo thorough evaluation to ensure value for money.<\/p>\n<p>On his part, Colonel Boris Bovekemp, Defence Attach\u00e9 of Germany to Nigeria, reaffirmed Germany\u2019s unwavering commitment to enhancing cooperation in key areas, particularly in defence, security, and capacity-building initiatives. He commended the enduring partnership between Nigeria and Germany and reiterated the importance of strengthening existing agreements to address evolving security challenges.<\/p>\n<p>The renewed MoU marks another milestone in the Nigeria a-Germany defence partnership, reinforcing mutual efforts to enhance security, capacity development, and technical<br \/>cooperation.<\/p>\n<p>Iyogun Sunday<br \/>For : Director of Information and Public Relations<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 The Nigerian Governments and Germany have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening bilateral defence c<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2532881,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[784994],"tags":[790347,38674,785205,106108,5326],"class_list":{"0":"post-2532880","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-germany","8":"tag-defence-partnership","9":"tag-germany","10":"tag-mou","11":"tag-nigeria","12":"tag-5326"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/wakoka.com\/@news\/114558056726243199","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2532880","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2532880"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2532880\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2532881"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2532880"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2532880"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2532880"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}