The federal government has pledged to collaborate with the Chinese Government on technology transfer, intelligence sharing and military training in its quest to tackle insecurity in Nigeria.
The minister of defence, Muhammad Badaru, made the pledge when he received the Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Cui Jian Chun, on a courtesy visit at the Ship House, Abuja.
This is contained in a statement on Wednesday by Henshaw Ogubike, director, information and public relations of the defence ministry.
Mr Badaru said that China had shown overwhelming interest in cooperating with Nigeria in the areas of technology transfer and training.
He said Nigeria already has close working relations with Chinese companies on technology transfer and there were talks on military equipment production.
“I was in China to attend a forum which was very successful and we had a very good discussion centred on the transfer of technology, military training and the protection of the interest of China Corporations in…