Which Nigerian federal foreign assistance program, founded in 1987, deploys volunteer teachers, medical doctors, and engineers to developing African, Caribbean, and Pacific states?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. the Technical Aid Corps Directorate
- Step 1: Established in 1987 under Foreign Affairs Minister Professor Bolaji Akinyemi, the Directorate of Technical Aid Corps operates under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Step 2. It acts as an instrument of south-south cooperation, dispatching qualified Nigerian professionals to partner nations for two-year developmental deployments. Answer: the Technical Aid Corps Directorate. Why not the others: NVS is an informal diaspora engagement initiative; the other two names are not Nigerian bilateral assistance agencies.
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