Cross-Cutting Manpower Training Among Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) For Sustainable Economic Development in Nigeria

Training of staff in silos among organisations with diverse economic mandate is not uncommon .in the contemporary Nigeria. This approach remains worrisome because silos training of staff obviously, still slow down the actualisation of the mandate of Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) amidst economic headwinds of developing countries including Nigeria. This theoretical paper therefore explored “cross-cutting manpower training among development finance institutions for sustainable economic development in Nigeria” An appraisal of the significant roles of some identified DFIs as key players in development finance landscape was x-rayed along with the theories underpinning manpower training from a cross-cutting approach. In order to further unlock the benefits inherent in DFIs and promote sustainable economic development of Nigeria, ten (10) relevant cross-cutting manpower training are presented for consideration. Further, the paper submitted that a maximal actualisation of the sustainable economic development within the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development target Goals (SDGs) would result through a time-to-time inter-institutional training vis-à-vis cross-cutting up-skilling of DFIs staff. These would also build strong institutional strength to tackle economic challenges beyond the micro-level, alleviate poverty, and more capacitated to generate innovative models to meet their financial services, all for sustainable economic development.