Nigeria, Dec. 10 -- Nigeria and Saudi Arabia on Tuesday signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at deepening defence and military cooperation between the two countries.

The agreement comes as Nigeria confronts multiple security threats and seeks stronger international support to rebuild its defence capabilities.

The MoU was signed in Abuja by Nigeria's Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, and Saudi Arabia's Assistant Minister of Defence for Executive Affairs, Khaled Al-Biyari.

According to a statement seen by PREMIUM TIMES as issued by the Assistant Director of Information and Public Relations, of the Ministry of Defence, Enderline Chukwu, the pact represents a major step toward enhancing Nigeria's defence ...