Vice President Prof Yemi Osinbajo last week inaugurated the National Council on Skills, with a mandate to among other things formulate policies, plans and strategies for skills development in the country.
The VP said, “the Council will direct the conduct of regular skills survey to identify the skills gap in the country so that training will be demand-based and to fast track the institutionalization of the National Skills Qualification Framework in Nigeria.”
The Council will also enforce legislation on the use of certified professionals in the country. According to the VP, the Council, which is the highest decision-making body on skills development in Nigeria, “is a major step forward for us in our human resource development plan”.
The National Council on Skills is chaired by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo,
Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, is first Deputy Chairman, while Chairman of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote is second Deputy Chairman.
Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, is first Deputy Chairman, while Chairman of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote is second Deputy Chairman.
Members include: Ministers of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed; Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige; Science and Technology, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu; Industry, Trade and Investment, Otunba Adeniyi Adebayo; Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Ali Isa Pantami among others.
