The Federal Government has said it is targeting the creation of one million export-linked jobs and the production of 10 million globally certified Nigerians by 2030.
The plan is being driven through reforms in education and skills development under the National Talent Export Programme.
This was disclosed in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja by the Special Adviser on Media and Communications to the Minister of Education, Ikharo Attah.
According to the statement, the Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, spoke at the “Hire From Nigeria” side event on the sidelines of the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York.
Alausa said the Federal Ministry of Education is playing a key role on the supply side of the programme by building a talent pipeline that is directly linked to global job opportunities.
He said the ministry is repositioning Nigeria’s education and skills system to produce trained, certified and adaptable talents who can compete in the global outsourcing and digitally-enabled services market.
The minister noted that Nigeria’s youthful population, English language advantage, cultural adaptability and growing digital capacity provide a strong foundation for participation in the global services economy.
He said: “Nigeria’s greatest asset is its people: a young, ambitious, English-speaking and increasingly digitally capable population. Our task in Education is to turn that scale into verified competence and reliable service delivery.”
Alausa added that skills, quality and reliability would determine Nigeria’s competitiveness in the fast-changing global market.
He identified gaps between training and evolving employer needs, limited work-based learning opportunities and poor access to internationally recognised certification as challenges that must be addressed.
According to him, the ministry is tackling these challenges through curriculum reform, stronger accreditation and quality assurance, as well as expanded digital and technical training.
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