Nigeria targets 10m globally certified workers by 2030 Alausa

The Federal Government has unveiled plans to transform Nigeria’s youthful population into a globally competitive workforce, targeting 10 million globally certified Nigerians and one million export-linked jobs by 2030 under its National Talent Export Programme. The Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, disclosed this at the Hire From Nigeria side event held on the sidelines of the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York. Alausa said the Federal Ministry of Education was repositioning the country’s education and skills system to produce trained, certified and adaptable workers capable of meeting the demands of…