Nigeria has signed an agreement with the African Union to provide Strategic Sea Lift Services for AU peace support operations, natural disaster support, humanitarian actions, and personnel movement.
Nigeria’s Defence minister, Badaru Abubakar, signed the agreement. Under the Sea Lift Services agreement, the Nigerian Navy will provide a vessel for the operations on a cost-recovery basis.
Pleased to sign a Cooperation Agreement with #Nigeria on Strategic Sealift to the African Union on the sidelines of the #38AUSummit. Nigeria is poised to support Peace Support Operations and Humanitarian Action on the Continent through the Continental Movement Coordination Centre pic.twitter.com/D4GlKnxcsb
— Amb. Bankole Adeoye (@Bankole_Adeoye) February 17, 2025
Nigeria’s Attorney-General and Justice Minister, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, Naval Chief, Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ikechukwu Ogalla, and Director-General of the Nigerian Intelligence Agency, Ambassador Muhammed Muhammed, witnessed the agreement signing.
Ambassador Bankole Adeoye, the AU Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security, signed for the AU.
The Nigerian Leader expressed satisfaction that the AUPSC had already adopted the outcomes of a high-level meeting, including the decision to upgrade the Nigerian National Counter-Terrorism Centre to a Regional Counter-Terrorism Centre.
President Tinubu also appreciated the Peace and Security Council’s decision to renew the mandate of the Multinational Joint Taskforce, addressing the twin challenges of terrorism and violent extremism in the Lake Chad Region.
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