Nigeria to begin exportation of labour globally soon – NTAC boss
Nigeria has concluded plans to begin the exportation of human resources globally, according to the Director General of the Nigeria Technical Aid Corps, Hon. Yusuf Buba Yakub. He disclosed this during a press conference to highlight the achievements of the organisation in the past two years since he took charge. He said the move is […]
Nigeria has concluded plans to begin the exportation of human resources globally, according to the Director General of the Nigeria Technical Aid Corps, Hon. Yusuf Buba Yakub.
He disclosed this during a press conference to highlight the achievements of the organisation in the past two years since he took charge.
He said the move is to generate employment, eradicate exploitation and humiliation of Nigerians abroad, adding that the federal government would sign agreements with the countries involved to protect Nigerian workers.
“One of the new initiatives that I came in with is to change the Nigerian Technical Aid Corps into a hub of export of manpower, not just for free but also for money.
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“It will go side by side with soft power diplomacy. Apart from deploying our experts to serve in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific, we are also considering the sales of our services to discourage japa and discourage our citizens from dying in the ocean and desert.
“I have discussed this with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, and we have a proposed draft agreement for this new initiative. We sent it to the Ministry of Justice, and they gave us the approval.
“Currently, the agreement is with Jamaica. When implemented, we will be generating money for the country, reducing unemployment and reducing the deaths being recorded through irregular migration,” he said.
Hon. Yakub said President Bola Tinubu’s administration’s foreign policy had helped the organisation in driving its agenda.
He said over 300 Nigerian volunteers are currently serving outside the country but that the number will hit 400 by the end of October.
He highlighted the impacts being made by Nigerian volunteers across Africa, the Pacific and Caribbean, saying that apart from making a difference in their countries of deployment, they have also been returning with valuable experiences.
“We have volunteers in different countries engaged to head agencies after they concluded their volunteer services because of how impactful they were.
“Everywhere in the world, we can beat our chest to say we have the most educated citizens, even in America.
“So, the need to share what we have all over Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific is very important,” the NTAC DG said.
He said the program was established by the federal government in 1987 and has been effective since then, deploying over 10,000 experts to over 40 countries.