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China sets national standards on basic public services

Ihesiulo Grace 2 May 2021 0

China recently released its new national standards on basic public services. The new standards marked a major institutional innovation for China to guarantee and improve people’s livelihood, said Zhao Chenxin, secretary general of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC),

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COVID-19: Centre advocates flexible working options to increase productivity

Ihesiulo Grace 19 November 2020 0

Centre for Public Service Productivity and Development (CeProd) has appealed to Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) and the private sector to adopt flexible working options to improve productivity in the country. The Director-General of CeProd, Dr Chris Egbu, made the appeal at a certification workshop and fellowship induction programme organised by the centre on

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FCTA reiterates commitment to public service reforms

Ihesiulo Grace 27 August 2020 0

By Ukpono Ukpong Reports reaching Daily Times states that the FCT Minister of State, Dr. Ramatu Aliyu, has described the creation of the Reform Coordination and Service Improvement (RCSI) Department in the Federal Capital Territory Administration as a deliberate effort to reposition the Administration for efficient and effective service delivery. Aliyu in her speech during

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OPINION: Public service and changes to achieve new normal

Ihesiulo Grace 12 August 2020 0

By Prof Tunji Oloapa COVID-19 has indeed become the most significant reality of the 21st century. Its incidence seemed to have swallowed every other event that had hitherto begun to define human lives since this century commenced. One of the most significant human endeavours to be affected by this pandemic is public administration and the […]

Business News

NAICOM workers may embark on indefinite strike

Ihesiulo Grace 4 December 2018 0

In a matter of days, the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) workers may be out of work, as the joint council of the Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN) NAICOM Unit, and the Joint National Public Service Negotiating Councils (JNPSNC) have already approved the workers intention to embark on an indefinite strike. The workers […]

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NUPSRAW holds workshop on effective management, administration in Taraba

Ihesiulo Grace 23 November 2018 0

Taraba State Council of the Nigeria Union of Public Service, Reportorial, Secretarial, Data Processors and Allied Workers (NUPSRAW) has organised a One-Day Workshop on Effective Management and Administration for its members in the State. Declaring open the Workshop yesterday at the NLC Secretariat, Jalingo, Governor Darius Ishaku lauded the foresightedness of the

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Seed council gets BPSR award for good service delivery

Ihesiulo Grace 22 September 2018 0

The National Agricultural Seed Council (NASC) has been awarded the “Silver Level Certificate in Management and Governance Practice’’ by the Bureau of Public Service Reforms (BPSR). The council was awarded the prize following an assessment exercise conducted by BPSR to determine the efficiency and effectiveness of its services. The Acting Director-General of BPSR, Mr Dasuki

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Over 1, 500 women to attend WIMBIZ’s 17th annual conference

Ihesiulo Grace 17 August 2018 0

The 17th annual conference of Women in Management, Business and Public Service (WIMBIZ), a non-governmental organisation for women, taking place on November 1 – 2, 2018 at the Eko Hotel and Suites, Lagos, will be attended by over 1, 500 participants from all over the world. The annual conference is WIMBIZ’s flagship event which holds […]

Society

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo for WIMBIZ 14th Annual Lecture

Ihesiulo Grace 3 March 2018 0

Women in Management, Business, and Public Service (WIMBIZ), a non-governmental organization for women, will hold its 14th Annual Lecture on Thursday, March 22 at Eko Hotel and Suites, Lagos. The WIMBIZ Annual Lecture series is a public forum that attracts over 700 women every year. It is designed to discuss topical issues that affect women, […]

Politics

LASG sets to eliminate red-tapism in public service

Ihesiulo Grace 7 February 2018 0

The Lagos state government on Tuesday officially embarked on a campaign geared towards assimilation of a new world view by the state’s public servants and systematic elimination of red-tapism, complacency and status quo in the public service, for effective service delivery. Briefing journalists at the Bagauda Kaltho Press Centre, Alausa, Ikeja, the state’s

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Inadequate remuneration bane of corruption in public service – NLC

Ihesiulo Grace 29 November 2016 0

The level of corruption among workers in the public sector has been blamed on federal government’s inability to pay adequate salaries and allowances to its workers.   Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has said the fight against corruption can only succeed if government takes adequate measure to renumerate workers and ensure prompt payment of salaries and […]