From Terhemba Daka, Abuja
The Federal Government has restated its resolve to place the nation among the top 80 countries on the Global Human Capital Index (HCI) by 2030.This, according to Vice President, Kashim Shettima, can be achieved by enhancing the nation’s workforce capabilities and improving socioeconomic outcomes.
   
Shettima spoke yesterday in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital, where he launched the state’s National Human Capital Development (HCD) Accelerator Project and the ARISE Human Capital Development Strategy.
   
Following the launch ceremony, the Vice President inspected ongoing work at several ARISE HCD projects, including model primary schools and the ARISE Park, an innovative environmental reclamation project.
   
Shettima commended the state government for becoming the first to implement the national blueprint across all local councils, noting that successful policies must be rooted in grassroots implementation.

“Every policy or programme that intervenes in the life of our people can only succeed if it’s rooted in the grassroots. The true wealth of any nation lies in the certainty of its human capital- the education of its children, the health of its citizens, and the productivity of its workforce,” Shettima said. 
  
The Vice President explained that the Federal Government has already introduced a second phase of the National Human Capital Development Programme (HCD 2.0), which builds on previous efforts with a greater focus on integration.