Prof. Yusuf Ahmed, Chairman of the Nigerian Atomic Energy Commission (NAEC), and Mr Hua Liu, IAEA Deputy Director General and Head of the Department of Technical Cooperation, signed Nigeria’s Country Programme Framework (CPF) for the period of 2024–2029 on 27 September 2023 on the margins of the General Conference. A CPF is the frame of reference for the medium-term planning of technical cooperation between a Member State and the IAEA and identifies priority areas where the transfer of nuclear technology and technical cooperation resources will be directed to support national development goals.
Nigeria has been an IAEA Member State since 1957. Its 4th CPF covering the period 2024 – 2029 identifies 5 priority areas:
- Nuclear and radiation safety and security
- Food and agriculture
- Health and nutrition
- Water and environment
- Energy planning and development
