President Bola Tinubu launched the National Talent Export Programme (NATEP) during the 78th UN General Assembly (UNGA) to boost Nigeria’s foreign exchange earnings. The Minister of Industry, Trade, and Investment, Dr. Doris Uzoka-Anite represented him at the event.
According to Uzoka-Anite, “NATEP is a key national initiative that will serve as a special purpose vehicle to position Nigeria as a leading global hub for service export, talent sourcing, and talent export.”
In her address, Uzoka-Anite affirmed that NATEP would be a dedicated champion, ready to tackle the distinct challenges faced by the talent and service export sector. The emphasis here is on elevating competitiveness, fostering innovation, and facilitating sustainable growth through the dynamic world of international services trade.
Dr. Bosun Tijan, the Minister of Communication, Innovation, and Digital Economy who was present at her address accepted her innovation.
He said, “I’ve been following the Nigerian story, we’ve been losing a lot of our top talents to the world. Canada is soaking in a lot, the UK as well as. I think the UK last week or so announced that if you’ve never taught physics, but you’ve studied physics, you can now come into the UK to teach and they’ll give you £10,000 to actually come in.
“So, the implication of that is that we’re going to be losing a significant proportion of people in that space of the academy.”
