DTAC trains 30 corps members, staff on media tools usage
By Maureen Okon
The Directorate of Technical Aid Corps (DTAC) said it will train 30 youth corps members, staff of ICT, Media Departments on the use of Social Media Tools in the Workplace.
Dr Yusuf Yakub, the Director-General (DG) of DTAC, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday at the opening ceremony of a three-month training workshop for corps members and staff of the directorate in Abuja.
The DG said that, the training is to align with President Bola Tinubu’s 4-D Renewed Hope Agenda for the country, which is meant to build up their capacity to contribute to the agenda.
“We all know that the president came up with several agendas; which we have the eight point agenda and the 4-D foreign policy initiative, which comprises of, Development, Democracy, Demography, and Diaspora.
“I want to thank God Almighty, for taking us to yet another milestone in our quest to reposition, re-energise and re-organised the directorate so that we will make the 4-D agenda a reality.
“These 4-D initiative is meant to take Nigerian’s foreign policy to the next level, and DTAC, is one of the instruments that will be used to achieve that, so we deem it necessary to utilise all the man power available to us.
“I want to thank members of the managing team of DTAC and all other staffs for putting all hands on deck to make this day a reality,’’ he said.
He also, urged corps members to be serious and dedicated to their service to the nation, adding that it was no more business as usual.
“You must make sure you come to work whenever you are assigned to do, and for our corps member I want to call on you to be more serious and dedicated to your service to the nation, he added.
Speaking earlier, Amb. Shehu Mohamed, the Ag. Director of Admin of DTAC, said that the gathering was first of its kind, because it was the first time they were undergoing such training for their corps members, and this was possible with the initiative of the DG.
He added that the initiative was welcoming and that they would try to derive value from the training.
NAN reports that some of the corps members applauded the DG’s initiatives and promise to be dedicated and serious with the training. (NAN)(www.nannews.ng)
Edited by Halima Sheji
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