By Sarah Sam Adda
The Director-General of the Nigerian Technical Aid Corps (NTAC), Dr. Yusuf Yakub, has announced the expansion of the Corps’ engagements to four new countries: Grenada, Equatorial Guinea, South Sudan, and Zanzibar aimed at bridging educational and professional gaps across Africa and beyond.
Yakub made this known on Friday in Abuja during a media parley to mark his two years in office.
He explained that while the four countries had formally requested volunteers, NTAC was also preparing additional countries for future participation in the programme.
The DG further disclosed that his administration had introduced a new initiative designed to curb illegal migration by productively engaging young Nigerians who might otherwise attempt to travel abroad through unsafe routes.
He said the initiative would reposition NTAC as a hub for exporting Nigerian manpower, enabling skilled professionals to earn salaries abroad while boosting the country’s soft power diplomacy.
“In the past two years, we have opened TAC engagements in Grenada, Equatorial Guinea, South Sudan, and Zanzibar.
“We are preparing to deploy volunteers to other countries, but until deployment happens, they will not be officially listed,” Yakub stated.
He emphasized that the manpower export model would operate as a structured exchange, not a free service, where Nigerian expertise would generate income while strengthening bilateral relations in line with President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda.
