The permanent secretary, Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Dr. Nasir Sani-Gwarzo, has expressed the ministry’s interest in partnering with the National Commission for Nomadic Education (NCNE) in the training and empowerment of nomads in the country.
He disclosed this Friday in Abuja, during the submission of a concept note by the Commission on workshop for the critiquing and production of training manuals for nomadic youth on skills acquisition and sustainable livelihoods.
He said the ministry and the Commission had a lot to do in the training and empowerment of nomads in the country and commended the Commission on its efforts in the production of the training manuals for nomadic youth on skills acquisition and sustainable livelihood.
He urged the Commission to collaborate with the ministry’s departments and agencies in relevant areas and called on experts in the NCNE to work with the ministry for positive results.
On his part, the executive secretary of NCNE, Prof. Bashir H. Usman, said the Commission came into existence in 1989 for the education of nomads, pastoralists, migrants and fish farmers.
He said there had been changes in their operation due to climate change and insecurity, which made them review their laws in response to emerging issues and gave birth to classes for the education of the nomads.
He said further that the Commission had established three new skills acquisition centres, adding that their visit hinged on the need for the Commission to partner with the ministry and critique the training manual on nomadic education.
Also speaking, the Commission’s Director of Skills Development, Dr. Abdu Umar Ardo, said the Commission conducted needs assessments with pastoralists and the youth and came up with the need to train them on peace and conflict management, modern methods of cattle and dairy production, ICT, among others.
