The 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, Mines and Agriculture (WCCIMA), on a courtesy visit to Ambassador Mehmet Poroy, newly appointed Ambassador of the Republic of Türkiye to Nigeria.
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 placed a strong focus on agricultural innovation and mechanisation as the cornerstone of bilateral cooperation between Nigeria and Türkiye.
At the heart of discussions was the urgent need to enhance Nigeria’s agro-industrial productivity through the adoption of Turkish agritech solutions.
Ambassador Poroy expressed Türkiye’s readiness to support Nigeria with advanced agricultural machinery, food technology, and mechanised systems to increase efficiency and output across the agricultural value chain.
Ambassador Poroy pledged commitment to enhancing bilateral trade and investment ties between Nigeria and Turkiye. He also commended NTBC’s efforts in promoting Nigeria-Turkiye relations, highlighting the recognition of Nigeria’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.
Ambassador 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, reducing entry barriers to ease business travel 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 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.
NTBC activities listed include quarterly business exploratory trade missions to Turkiye designed for SMEs and, first time business travelers to Turkiye, partnership and collaborative joint trade missions to Nigeria with DEIK, MUSIAD Nigeria, Turkiye Exporters Assembly, Turkiye Africa Business Association, Regional Exporters Assemblies etc, verification of companies to ensure business relations with authentic and credible companies in both countries, advocacy and government relations, the annual 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 both nations.
