The Bureau of Public Service Reforms has inaugurated four Inter-Ministerial Task Teams to strengthen institutional reforms, governance and service delivery across Nigeria’s Federal Public Service. The Director-General of the Bureau, Dr Dasuki I. Arabi, disclosed this on Monday in Abuja at the inauguration of the task t…
The Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council ordered its leaders to mobilise workers for a three-day warning strike across all tiers of governmentThe industrial action follows the Federal Government's alleged failure to act on demands submitted to President Bola Tinubu on September 21, 2026The council's demand…
…local governments to strengthen primary healthcare, basic education and other essential public services on which poorer Nigerians depend.See more Punch stories on Google.Add Punch on Google According to him, the administration had also paid salaries and pensions on time and in full since 2023 and reformed the national…
…local governments to strengthen primary healthcare, basic education and other essential public services. Tinubu also said his administration had paid salaries and pensions on time and in full since 2023 and had reformed the national pension programme to benefit retirees and vulnerable Nigerians. “These programmes are n…
…would continue to strengthen primary healthcare, basic education and essential public services. Tinubu also said salaries and pensions had been paid on time and in full since 2023, while the national pension programme had been reformed to benefit retirees and vulnerable Nigerians. He said the social programmes were not…
…and study in the UK without any time restriction. Successful applicants can also access public services including healthcare and schools, claim benefits and pensions where eligible, and apply for British citizenship after a minimum of 12 months.The application fee is set at £3,226 per person. Biometric information, com…
…the formal recognition of public relations as a career structure in the state public service, the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Hyacinth Alia, Tersoo Kula, has said. Kula disclosed this on Tuesday when the leadership of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations, Benue State chapter, led by its chairman, Philip Tor…
…in greatest need.” The Bill will also introduce a new Duty to Collaborate, “requiring public services to work more closely to identify people at risk of homelessness and consider what action they can take within their existing responsibilities to help prevent homelessness.” The government said the measures were intende…
…country’s debt, arguing that rising obligations were limiting resources available for public services and development. Reacting to the rising World Bank commitments to Nigeria, Lagos-based economist Adewale Abimbola said loans from multilateral institutions such as the World Bank are largely concessionary, with interes…
…employment, support entrepreneurship and remote work, improve access to information and public services, and promote greater independence through assistive technologies,” she said. For his part, the Country Programme Manager, CBM International Nigeria, Michael Idah, reaffirmed the organisation’s commitment to advancing…
…with RMAFC in strengthening integrity, accountability and transparency in the public service. According to a statement by Maryam Umar Yusuf, the Chairman noted that the constitutional responsibilities entrusted to RMAFC placed the Commission at the centre of Nigeria’s fiscal governance and required not only competence…
…non-academic workers at the college would continue to be treated in accordance with the Public Service Rules, particularly in matters concerning their deployment. “No staff will be dismissed,” the minister assured, adding that there would also be “no demonisation or punishment” of any member of staff because of the iss…
…Kayode Ajulo, SAN, has declared that the state has zero tolerance for corruption in the public service. Ajulo, who described corruption as an evil, said the state government stood firmly against it. The commissioner stated this on Monday in Akure, the state capital, while speaking at the Post-NBA General Justice Refor…
…wants government to use subsidy savings to improve transportation, electricity and other public services. Photo: BloombergImagesThe CPPE chief also highlighted the particular pressure facing micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, noting that rising costs across energy, transport and financing were squeezing their c…
…contradiction between the enormous revenues government celebrates and the deteriorating public services Nigerians actually experience. You cannot boast about record allocations while students sit at home because lecturers are on strike. You cannot celebrate higher revenues when classrooms, laboratories, hostels and tea…
…Prince Eka William, has died in an Abuja hospital, throwing the state’s political and public service community into mourning. William reportedly died on Saturday evening while receiving treatment for an undisclosed ailment. His death was disclosed by his brother, Nkang William, who expressed shock over the sudden demis…
…members to discharge their responsibilities with integrity, humility and commitment to public service. The inaugurated bodies are the Edo State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, Christian Pilgrims Welfare Board, Consumer Protection Committee and Edo State Rural Access Roads Agency. Speaking at the inauguration ceremony at…
…media reactions after issuing a blunt response to critics of his family wealth. In a public service announcement shared via his official X account, the singer unapologetically declared that he intends to enjoy both his hard-earned money and his father's billionaire fortune. Addressing his detractors directly, Davido co…
…the tribute, Sulaiman reflected on the Vice President’s rise from the banking sector to public service, his eight-year tenure as governor of Borno State, his time in the Senate and his emergence as Nigeria’s Vice President in 2023. He said, “There are birthdays that are marked with celebration, and there are birthdays…
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…were borne out of his administration’s resolve to entrench fiscal discipline in the public service. Agwanwor, however, said it was possible that some of the affected workers might have been omitted during the last verification, hence the appeal for the process to be reviewed. He explained that the workers should be all…
…scale for Nigerian civil serviceLegit.ng earlier reported that Nigeria's Consolidated Public Service Salary Structure (CONPSS) covers 17 grade levels, with pay at each level determined by a worker's qualifications, years of experience, and performance record. Following the new minimum wage signed by President Bola Tinu…
The Consolidated Public Service Salary Structure divides Nigeria's civil service pay into 17 grade levels based on qualifications and experiencePresident Bola Tinubu's administration signed a new minimum wage that has reshaped the salary figures across all grade levels in the public serviceCivil servants on CONPSS Leve…
…that could weaken the capacity of governments to finance education and other essential public services. “A return to a fiscally unsustainable subsidy regime could have consequences far beyond the price of petrol. When government revenue is squeezed, the first victims are often the critical sectors that directly affect…
…and opportunities his membership of the APC had brought him, Odetundun said public service must always rest on principles, accountability and the welfare of the people.He gave an assurance that his dedication to effective representation, grassroots development and ethical leadership would not change because of the move…