Report of the National Seminar on integrated long-term manpower and employment policy of Nigeria

Abstract

The seminar was organized by the national manpower board , national planning commission, the presidency, under the second phase of the NIjeria /UNDP/ILO manpower planning project, in cooperation with the ECA’s public administration , human resources and social development division sent Dr Mushibu Nyamazana to act as a resource person and to assist in the servicing of the seminar. The seminar was designed to sensitise human resources policy makers, planners and practitioners to discuss policy measures needed to tackle the worsening unemployment problem in Nigeria. The main objective was to focus on an integrated long – range manpower and employment policy that could guarantee productive employment generation and enhance positive gains from the current structural adjustment programme.