The Director-General of the Nigerian Technical Aid Corps (NTAC), Dr Yusuf-Buba Yakub, says Nigeria’s technical assistance programme is enhancing the country’s international image through skills transfer and diplomacy. Speaking on “X-raying the Achievements, Challenges and Prospects of the Nigerian Technical Aid Corps in Sustaining International Cooperation and Technical Assistance through Soft Power Diplomacy,” Yakub highlighted the achievements of the scheme. “Many universities, hospitals and technical institutions owe significant improvements to Nigerian experts deployed under the TAC scheme. Also speaking, a CSO resource person, Mr Okpanachi Jacob, said the core principles of South-South cooperation included equality, solidarity, sovereignty and demand-driven partnerships. He spoke on “Leveraging Civil Society Organizations’ Partnerships and Advocacy in Promoting, Advancing and Sustaining South-South Cooperation and Development”.