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A three-day capacity building workshop on Monitoring and Evaluation is
underway in Abuja.
The training organized by the International Organisation for Migration,
(IOM) is to build skills set and competences of Staff of the Nigerians
in Diaspora Commission.
Declaring the workshop open on behalf of Hon (Dr) Abike Dabiri-Erewa,
Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission,
Engr Dr Sule Yakubu Bassi, Secretary to the Commission, said Monitoring
and Evaluation is a critical component of NIDCOM’s Programmes, Policies
and activities, adding that participants should take advantage of the
opportunity to improve their skills in order to fast track the growth
and progress of the Commission and there by fulfill its mandate for
national development.
Dr Bassi also commended the International Organization for Migration, a
UN agency, for supporting and facilitating the training as part of the
Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Trusted Sources Project.
Ms Elizabeth Poage, speaking on behalf of the Acting Chief of Mission,
IOM, applauded NiDCOM’s Management and Staff for their participation in
the Monitoring and Evaluation training Workshop.
Ms Poage went on to say that good migration policies are excellent
development parameters for ensuring the full, effective and efficient
implementation of the National Diaspora Policy.
The training is aimed at educating and enlightening NIDCOM’S Staff on
the need for a proper monitoring and evaluation process for better
output in their various Departments and Units.
