One year after its strategic relaunch, Nigeria’s National Talent Export Programme (NATEP) has notched up significant institutional advances, policy breakthroughs and international partnerships that are reshaping the country’s standing as a key talent hub in the global services export economy, the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment has confirmed.
In a statement, the ministry highlighted the most decisive milestone came in November 2025, when the Federal Executive Council greenlit the creation of the National Coordination Mechanism for Services Exports (NCMSE). This new governance framework is designed to tighten inter-agency coordination, align national policy with the fast-evolving world of digital trade, and accelerate the expansion of Nigeria’s services export sector.
“Since its approval, the NCMSE has built the institutional architecture needed to unite previously fragmented programmes, agencies and stakeholders under a single, coherent services export agenda,” the statement read.
Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr. Jumoke Oduwole, was quoted as saying: “We are witnessing a shift in the global economy, where greater value and competitive advantage will hinge on a nation’s ability to cultivate talent, harness deep knowledge-based industries, and participate in high-value services markets that flow seamlessly across borders.”
National Coordinator of NATEP, Teju Abisoye, said the programme’s mandate is to position Nigeria as a premier global talent hub by building an enabling ecosystem through policy, platforms, promotion and partnerships.
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