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By Omeiza Ajayi – Abuja The Federal Government has described the Nigerian public service as its engine room, saying it is not a dumping ground for people who have nothing to offer to societal development. Secretary to the Government of the Federation SGF, Mr Boss Mustapha stated this on Thursday in Abuja at the unveiling
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…inaugurates chairmen of boards, commissions …swears-in 2 council chairmen By Idowu Bankole Governor Udom Emmanuel has harped on accountability and diligence in public office. The governor made this known while administering the oath of office on six Chairmen and Members of Boards and Commissions as well as swearing-in of two Local Government Chairmen and their
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By Emem Idio, Yenegoa The Federal Government has attributed a lack of effective communication between employers and employees as the cause of unrest and industrial disputes in the public service, advocating the principles of collective bargaining and mutual respect for sustained industrial peace and harmony in service. Acting Head of the Civil Service of the
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By Gambo Dori Last week we picked snippets from the book written by Abdurrahman Okene, In the service of my country, showing his beginnings from Okene, to the heights he reached in the Northern Nigerian public service. His career trajectory is a study of the growth of Nigeria’s public service from the difficult days of
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ASABA—THE Federal Government, yesterday, restated its resolve to build strong synergy with state governments and support capacity for quality analysis for public service to manage transition in governmen
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Complaints about poor service delivery are louder in the country today than in 2007 when I examined the causes and proposed some remedies (Vanguard, October 24th 2007). Without question, the complaints are louder because the problem has worsened. For example, electricity supply, roads, education standards, and health care are worse today than they were twelve years ago. In other words, our situation is worse than the memorable line from Baba Sala (late ace Yoruba comedian): ko pass ko fail, ko kuro lojukan – we have not progressed; we have retrogressed.
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Mr Sam Chinda, out-going Enugu State Comptroller of Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), has identified 10 positive working attitudes and ethics for a successful public service career.
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The Federal Government is set to address the issue of pay disparity among government workers in the country, as the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission, NSIWC, yesterday, said it has been directed to harmonize salaries of various Ministries, Department and Agencies of government, MDA.
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GOVERNOR Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State has disclosed that the state will commence another strategy to end corruption in public offices with activation of Electronic- Procurement platform.
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FOR many of us that have had the privilege of reading Liman Ciroma’s autobiography, Testing the grit of the Public Service, have found in it a rich account of the Nigeria’s public service. As the book jacket blurb rightly says, ‘it captures all the momentous events and landmarks of the period that spanned his time within the service, and especially those years which he headed it’.
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