Nigeria and the United Kingdom have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening bilateral defence and security cooperation, with both countries agreeing to review existing defence agreements and expand collaboration in counter-terrorism, intelligence sharing and military capacity development.
The renewed commitment was made during a meeting in Abuja between Christopher Musa, minister of Defence, (General, retd), and Jonathan Powell, United Kingdom’s National Security Adviser, who is leading a British delegation to Nigeria for the Fourth UK-Nigeria Security and Defence Partnership (SDP4) Dialogue.
The meeting, held at the Ministry of Defence headquarters, Ship House, Abuja, underscored the growing strategic importance of the longstanding relationship between both nations amid evolving regional and global security challenges.
Musa reaffirmed Nigeria’s unwavering commitment to maintaining and enhancing its strategic partnership with the United Kingdom, describing the relationship as both historic and vital to addressing contemporary security threats.
According to the minister, closer collaboration between the two countries remains critical in confronting terrorism, violent extremism and other transnational security challenges affecting Nigeria and the wider West African region.
