The Director General of the Nigeria–Türkiye Business Council (NTBC), Ms. Uche Osoka and the Vice Chair Membership Committee Ms. Joy Naomi Ntefomi-Ollor recently participated in a strategic engagement in Türkiye aimed at strengthening bilateral trade and MSME collaboration between Nigeria and Türkiye.

A major highlight of the visit was the collaborative engagement between NTBC, Iymer Group, Armada Ltd (Turkiye members and associates), and the Nigeria Embassy in Ankara to facilitate an interactive business forum between leading Turkish furniture and textile companies and a visiting expanded MSME Committee from the Office of the Vice President of Nigeria.

The high-level Nigerian delegation, led by the Deputy Chief of Staff to the Vice President, Senator Ibrahim Hassan, included the Special Adviser to the President on SMEs, Mr. Temitola Adekunle-Johnson; Executive Director/CEO of the Nigeria Export Promotion Council (NEPC), Mrs. Nonye Ayeni; the Managing Director of NEXIM Bank Mr. Abubakar A. Bello; and representatives from NAFDAC, SON, Zenith Bank, Wema Bank, NITDA, Raw Materials Research Institute, among others.

The NTBC delegation also visited the Türkiye Exporters Assembly (TiM), where they were received by the Vice President of TiM and Chairman of the Furniture Exporters Association of Türkiye Mr. Ahmet Güleç. During the meeting, plans were announced for a multi-sectoral Turkish business delegation to visit Nigeria in December 2026, reaffirming Türkiye’s recognition of Nigeria as a key strategic partner.