{"id":149521,"date":"2025-02-09T22:39:30","date_gmt":"2025-02-09T21:39:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/nigerias-economic-future-at-risk-without-investment-in-local-skills"},"modified":"2025-02-15T22:48:49","modified_gmt":"2025-02-15T21:48:49","slug":"nigerias-economic-future-at-risk-without-investment-in-local-skills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/economy\/nigerias-economic-future-at-risk-without-investment-in-local-skills","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria\u2019s economic future at risk without investment in local skills"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Former Katsina State Governor, Aminu Bello Masari, has cautioned that Nigeria\u2019s economic progress will remain stagnant unless the country reduces its dependence on imports and prioritizes local production.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at the media launch of the Nigeria Talents Exploration Challenge (NTEC) in Abuja over the weekend, Masari stressed that strengthening the naira, making energy more affordable, and achieving sustainable development require a shift toward domestic production.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can never make progress with importation. Your currency can never have meaning with importation. Your energy needs will never be affordable if they are totally dependent on what comes from outside,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>Masari underscored the role of technical education in long-term economic stability, citing past efforts in Katsina State, where over 10,000 youths were trained in vocational skills.<\/p>\n<p>He emphasized that empowering young people through skills development is essential for Nigeria\u2019s future.<\/p>\n<p>The NTEC, which began in Katsina, has now expanded nationwide, reflecting a broader push for skills-based education.<\/p>\n<p>The event brought together key stakeholders, including NTEC National Coordinator Arc. Faisal Jaafaru Rafindadi and NBTE Executive Secretary Prof. Idris Bugaje, both of whom highlighted the critical role of technical and vocational skills in driving economic transformation.<\/p>\n<p>Rafindadi described NTEC as a strategic initiative to harness local talent and reduce Nigeria\u2019s reliance on imports, while Prof. Bugaje noted Nigeria\u2019s increasing role in global skills development following its 2024 admission into World Skills International.<\/p>\n<p>Bugaje expressed optimism that the competition would open doors for Nigerian talents to gain international recognition.<\/p>\n<p>He added, \u201cAfrica is full of talent, and Nigeria, as the continent\u2019s most populous nation, must take the lead. Winners of the talent hunt will have the opportunity to represent Nigeria at the World Skills Africa competition in Zambia in 2025 and the World Skills International event in South Korea in 2026.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Former Katsina State Governor, Aminu Bello Masari, has cautioned that Nigeria\u2019s economic progress will remain stagnant unless the country reduces its dependence on imports and prioritizes local production. Speaking at the media launch of the Nigeria Talents Exploration Challenge (NTEC) in Abuja over the weekend, Masari stressed that strengthening the naira, making [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":149520,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,15],"tags":[1871,15664,254,4517],"class_list":["post-149521","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-economy","tag-africa","tag-aminu-bello-masari","tag-nigeria","tag-nigerias-economy-2"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Nigeria\u2019s economic future at risk without investment in local skills - Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Former Katsina State Governor, Aminu Bello Masari, has cautioned that Nigeria\u2019s economic progress will remain stagnant u ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/economy\/nigerias-economic-future-at-risk-without-investment-in-local-skills\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Nigeria\u2019s economic future at risk without investment in local skills\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Former Katsina State Governor, Aminu Bello Masari, has cautioned that Nigeria\u2019s economic progress will remain stagnant u ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/economy\/nigerias-economic-future-at-risk-without-investment-in-local-skills\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Nigeria\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-02-09T21:39:30+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-02-15T21:48:49+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/sm_1739128402.522744.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1280\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1220\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/economy\/nigerias-economic-future-at-risk-without-investment-in-local-skills#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/economy\/nigerias-economic-future-at-risk-without-investment-in-local-skills\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Nigeria\u2019s economic future at risk without investment in local skills\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-02-09T21:39:30+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-02-15T21:48:49+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/economy\/nigerias-economic-future-at-risk-without-investment-in-local-skills\"},\"wordCount\":321,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/economy\/nigerias-economic-future-at-risk-without-investment-in-local-skills#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/sm_1739128402.522744.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Africa\",\"Aminu Bello Masari\",\"Nigeria\",\"Nigeria\u2019s economy\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"Economy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/economy\/nigerias-economic-future-at-risk-without-investment-in-local-skills#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/economy\/nigerias-economic-future-at-risk-without-investment-in-local-skills\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/economy\/nigerias-economic-future-at-risk-without-investment-in-local-skills\",\"name\":\"Nigeria\u2019s economic future at risk without investment in local skills - 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