By ebosele@hotmail.com
The Director General, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mrs. Zubaida Umar, has reaffirmed the Agency’s readiness to deepen its partnership with the Public Service Institute of Nigeria (PSIN) in order to expand manpower development, enhance professional competencies, and strengthen institutional capacity for effective disaster management.
She gave this assurance on Wednesday in Abuja during a courtesy visit by the Administrator/Chief Executive of PSIN, Barrister Imeh Okon to NEMA headquarters.
Mrs. Zubaida Umar stated that NEMA is fully prepared to revitalize and broaden its collaboration with PSIN, noting that effective emergency management requires a highly skilled and well-trained workforce.
She emphasized the Agency’s commitment to continuous and structured capacity-building programmes that will sharpen staff competencies and improve service delivery.
The Administrator of PSIN Barrister Okon commended NEMA for its critical national mandate and underscored the need for public servants to acquire modern skills that enhance efficiency.
She highlighted a range of training programmes offered by PSIN, tailored to support standardized capacity building across Ministries, Departments, and Agencies.
Also speaking, NEMA’s Director of Human Resource Management, Dr. Emenike Umesi, reaffirmed the Agency’s strong interest in PSIN’s offerings, particularly in the areas of talent management, leadership development, and succession planning. He recalled previous capacity-building engagements between both institutions and expressed confidence that the renewed collaboration would revive and expand these opportunities.
