Nigeria and Jamaica have signed an Agreement on Technical Assistance aimed at deepening bilateral cooperation and expanding the impact of Nigeria’s Technical Aid Corps (TAC) Programme in Jamaica.
The agreement was signed on Friday, September 25, 2026, at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, following a meeting between Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, and Jamaica’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Senator Kamina Johnson Smith.
The signing formed part of Odumegwu-Ojukwu’s bilateral engagements on the sidelines of the high-level meeting of the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly.
According to a statement by the Minister’s Media Assistant, Dr. Magnus Eze, the two ministers discussed ways to strengthen Nigeria-Jamaica relations and promote greater people-to-people exchanges between both countries.
Johnson Smith expressed the Jamaican government’s appreciation for Nigeria’s contribution to the country’s development through the TAC Programme, particularly in health, education and local fabric artisanry.
She also indicated Jamaica’s interest in receiving additional Nigerian professionals, especially nurses and teachers, through the programme.
The Jamaican Foreign Minister said the TAC Programme had made a significant impact on communities across Jamaica, extending beyond technical skills transfer to promote cultural and creative exchanges between the two countries.
She cited the development of “JADIRE”a fusion of Jamaican designs and Nigeria’s traditional Adire tie-and-dye textile technique as an example of the programme’s lasting cultural impact.
The concept was developed by Jamaican artisans following training under the Technical Aid Corps Programme in 2018.
Both ministers acknowledged the potential for further expanding Nigeria-Jamaica cooperation and agreed to explore additional areas of mutual interest through existing and other bilateral platforms.
The meeting ended with the formal signing of the Technical Assistance Agreement, reaffirming the two countries’ commitment to strengthening their longstanding bilateral relations and advancing practical cooperation for mutual benefit.
