One year after its strategic relaunch, the National Talent Export Programme (NATEP) is beginning to reshape Nigeria’s position in the global services economy through policy reforms, institutional coordination and expanding international partnerships aimed at turning the country’s large workforce into a major export asset.
At the centre of the programme’s progress is the Federal Executive Council’s approval of the National Coordination Mechanism for Services Exports (NCMSE) in November 2025, a move widely regarded as a turning point in Nigeria’s effort to build a structured and competitive services export industry.
The mechanism provides a formal governance framework designed to align government agencies, talent development programmes and private-sector stakeholders under a single national strategy. It is expected to improve coordination among institutions such as the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), the Outsource To Nigeria Initiative (OTNI), and the Federal Government’s 3 Million Technical Talent (3MTT) programme.
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