No fewer than 33,955 applicants have applied to fill the advertised 2,208 job vacancies in the Cross River State civil service. In a document obtained by NAN, the state Civil Service Commission shortlisted 956 from the total number of applicants. The document dated 19 November, by the Chairman of the Commission, Sir Maurice Effiwatt, showed that the number of applications …

Bauchi State Government has announced the approval of the N70,000 new national minimum wage for Bauchi civil servants, which will begin in November2 024. Governor Bala Mohammed said this during the State Executive Council meeting on Wednesday. “I have called the Head of Service and directed him and our own labour unions have just concluded discussions, and I believe it …

A member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Transition Committee, Prince Kassim Afegbua on Wednesday accused the Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, of converting his political aides into full-time civil service staff. In a statement in Benin, Afegbua said the category of the appointees were Senior Special Assistants (SSA) and Special Assistants (SA) and 186 of such appointees were …

Mrs Didi Walson-Jack, Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HOCSF) says civil servants are the greatest assets of the nation, and issues related to their well-being should be promptly and properly addressed. She stated this during a town hall meeting with members of staff of the office of the HOCSF on Tuesday in Abuja Walson-Jack who extolled her …

With just four days to the governorship election in Edo State, Governor Godwin Obaseki has warned civil servants that they would be the first victim, if the party doesn’t win the election. He stated this on Tuesday during a thank you meeting inside the Sir Victor Uwaifor Hub, Benin City, where he met with public servants. He said, I came …

Traders and commuters in Kano metropolis have expressed worry over the recent hike in the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that NNPCL Retail Management had on Tuesday approved an upward review of the pump price from N617 per litre to N897 litre, effective from 3 September This is amid economic hardship …

It has been jubilation galore in Yola, the Adamawa State capital, since Tuesday when Governor Ahmadu Fintiri agreed to pay the new minimum wage of N70, 000 approved by the Federal Government. Arewa PUNCH reports that Fintiri had agreed with the state chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to review the workers’ wages to reflect the new minimum wage. …

The Federal Government has begun the construction of 216 housing units for civil servants at the Public Service Institute of Nigeria (PSIN) in Abuja. The outgoing Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HoCSF), Dr. Folasade Yemi-Esan, led the kick-off ceremony at PSIN in Kubwa, Abuja. The outgoing HoCSF said President Bola Tinubu’s administration remained committed to ensuring that …

The Federal Government has concluded plans to sell a 50kg bag of rice at N40,000 to public servants with a view to alleviating the food crisis in the nation and its effects on Nigerians. This was disclosed in a letter from the Federal Ministry of Special Duties and Inter-governmental Affairs, and by the Director of Human Resources of the Ministry, …

The Federal civil servants have until 31 July 2024, to verify their identities on the portal of the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) amidst the planned stoppage of salaries and sanctions for ghost workers. It was gathered that civil servants have been rushing to generate their Taxpayers Identification Number (TIN) at the Federal Inland Revenue Services offices nationwide. …