The Ag. DG with the Chairman and Members of the House Committee on Cooperation and Integration
The Ag. DG and Members of Committee during their Oversight visit to DTCA
At the office of Mrs Massandje Toure-Litse, Commissioner Eco Affairs and Agriculture, ECOWAS Commission, Abuja.
Dr. Mansur Muhtar, Vice President Operations, Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), Amb. Rabiu Dagari, mni, DG, DTCA and a technical team of 3 during a visit to the HQ of the Bank on partnership and collaboration prospect
DG, DTCA with Dr. Mahsur Muhtar at the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Group photo with the VP Operations, IsDB during the Introduction session in his office
Group photo at the foyer of the Islamic Development Bank, Saudi Arabia. From right, Sameh Hussein, Margaret Asoka, Riad Ragueb Ahmed, Amb. Rabiu Dagari, mns, Moncef Soudam, Camel Ambi, Nazar El-Hilali
DTCA DG, Amb. Rabiu Dagari, mni delivering Nigeria's position on the thematic areas of discussion at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), New York, USA.
The Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Yusuf M. Tuggar, OON and the DG, DTCA, Amb. Rabiu Dagari, MNI
The Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs, DG, DTCA and Directors of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
To enhance Africa's development by creating the enabling environment and opportunity for Nigerian professionals and indeed those of African descent to invest their immense intellect, expertise, and skills in the economies of Africa; to bridge the widening economic and scientific gap between Africa and the rest of the world.
The Vision of the DTCA is to attract African Experts to enhance Africa’s development by creating the enabling environment and opportunity for professionals in Nigeria and indeed, those of African descent to invest their immense intellect, expertise and skills into the economies of Africa with the goal of bridging the widening economic and scientific gap between Africa and the rest of the world.
The Directorate has the following six-pronged programme mandate:
Ø Scientific and Technical Exchange Programme (STEP) under the Nigerian Technical Cooperation Fund (NTCF);
Ø Compilation and Management of Database of Experts;
Ø Advocacy;
Ø Collaboration with other Organizations;
Ø Capacity Development Programmes; and
Ø Technical Programmes.
Okeoghenemaro Theodore P. Sefia Esq. joined the services of the Directorate of Technical Cooperation in Africa (DTCA) as an Assistant Chief Legal Officer in 2002, having been called to the Nigerian Bar as a Solicitor and Advocate in 1990 and served stints in private practice and the financial services sector in Nigeria.
Sefia Esq. rose to Deputy Director, Legal and Head of Legal Unit and Legal Adviser to the Directorate before being posted to head the Diaspora Affairs Department of the DTCA, where he was promoted to be a Director.
He has been involved, among others, in all aspects of the DTCA’s engagement in multi-lateral and bilateral negotiations on technical cooperation, capacity building, and Trust Fund operations throughout the course of his career in the Directorate, particularly in the negotiations and operations of the Nigerian Technical Cooperation Fund (NTCF) at the African Development Bank (AfDB). He has also been the Programme Coordinator of the Nigeria Diaspora Investment Summit (NDIS) since inception.
Sefia Esq. served as the Secretary of the Editorial Committee of the Directorate and in this regard, had direct responsibility for and involvement in the editing and publishing of the over eighteen publications of the Directorate.
In recognition of his efforts and service in the Directorate, Okeoghenemaro Theodore P. Sefia Esq. is a multiple recipient of the DTCA Director-General’s Annual Merit Award.
In March, 2025, upon the retirement of the erstwhile Director-General, Amb. Rabiu Dagari mni, Okeoghenemaro Sefia Esq. became the Acting Director-General of the DTCA
