Tag: Head of Civil Service

Tinubu appoints new Head of Service

Aminu Imam
New Head of Service

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mrs. Didi Esther Walson-Jack as the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HoCSF), with effect from August 14, 2024. According to a statement by Presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, yesterday, Mrs. Walson-Jack was appointed as Federal Permanent Secretary in 2017 and had served in several Ministries. “The new appointee will take over from the incumbent Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Dr. Folasade Yemi-Esan, who is due to retire on August 13, 2024. “President Tinubu, while thanking the outgoing…

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‘Ensure young people with requisite skills get Board appointments’, Buhari directs SGF, Chief of Staff, ministers

Aminu Imam

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday in Abuja mandated his Chief of Staff and the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, (SGF), to ensure that all Ministers and Heads of agencies include young people with the requisite skills and experience in all Boards and Committees of the Federal Government. The President, who gave the directive while receiving members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Youth Lobby Group, said young people’s inclusion in governance would encourage learning and mentoring in government and politics. The President asked the SGF to submit…

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FEC approves 14-day paternity leave for Federal civil servants

Aminu Imam

The Federal Executive Council, (FEC), has approved the introduction of 14 days of paternity leave for public servants in the new Public Service Rules, (PSR), to allow them to bond with their infants. This was disclosed to State House correspondents by the Head of Service of the Federation, (HoCSF), Dr. Folasade Yemi-Esan, yesterday, after the week’s virtual FEC meeting, presided over by Yemi Osinbajo (SAN), at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The HoCSF said this is to enable for proper bonding between the father and a newborn, either natural-born or adopted,…

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FG to dismiss civil servants leaking official documents on social media

Aminu Imam

The Federal Government has again raised the alarm over what it described as incessant unauthorised disclosure of official documents on social media and other platforms. It has therefore threatened to henceforth dismiss officials caught doing so. The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Dr. Folasade Yemi-Esan, gave the warning in an August 2, 2021 circular. The circular, titled: ‘Unauthorised circulation of official documents/information on social media’ was marked HCSF/3065/Vol.1 /94. This is the second time the HOCSF will be issuing the warning in about one year having issued…

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Covid-19: Workers laud President Buhari for non-disengagement despite job losses

Aminu Imam

President Muhammadu Buhari has been commended for not sacking some workers in the federal civil service over the impact of Covid-19 on the nation and global economy. The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HOCSF), Dr. Folasade Yemi-Esan, said this on Friday in Abuja, during a special Juma’ah service, as part of activities commemorating the 2021 Civil Service Week, themed: “Building the Africa we want through embracing an African culture that underpins purpose-driven leadership in the face of crisis.” According to her, the event was a special occasion…

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IPPIS: FG suspends salaries of 331 civil servants for not updating records on the platform

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The Federal Government has suspended the salaries of 331 federal civil servants for their failure to carry out the online records update of the HR Module of Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System, (IPPIS), and participate in the physical verification exercise. Recall that the FG had in March set up a committee on enrolment of newly recruited civil servants on the IPPIS platform, to checkmate employment irregularities perpetrated by officers in Ministries, Departments and Agencies, (MDAs). According to a statement by Director, Press and Public Relations, Abdulaganiyu Aminu, the suspension…

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FG approves process to replace retired Perm. Secs

Aminu Imam

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the process to select five new permanent secretaries to replace the retired ones in Ekiti, Katsina, Nasarawa, Enugu and Lagos States. The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, (HoCSF), Dr. Folasade Yemi-Esan, disclosed this in a statement by the Director of Press and Public Relations, Office of the HoCSF, AbdulGaniyu Aminu, yesterday in Abuja. According to Yemi-Esan, 47 candidates have been cleared to sit for a written examination to fill the five vacant positions of those Permanent Secretaries. “The 47 officers were shortlisted…

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FG explains delay in payment of October salaries

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The Federal Government has given reasons for delay in the payment of October salaries to some civil servants, assuring that necessary steps have been taken to resolve the matter.  Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HoCSF), Dr. Folasade Yemi-Esan, said the delay was due to the fact that the 2020 budget was passed before the conclusion of negotiation on the new Minimum Wage and its consequential adjustment.  In a statement issued by the Director of Information, Office of the HoCSF, Yemi-Esan further explained that a lump sum was,…

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