Niger State Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago said he was quoted out of context and wrongly presented in a viral video circulating social media of him directing the state civil servants to dress in a particular form. Governor Bago in the said video where he spoke in Hausa purportedly asked civil servants not to be wearing “Baba Riga and Caftan” and …

The Head of Service of Ekiti State, Sunday Komolafe, on Monday, said that the state government released N352.3m as car and housing loans to civil servants and teachers in the state in 2023. Komolafe, who said that 3,021 civil servants and teachers benefitted from the car and housing loans, said that the state government also appointed no fewer than 3,199 …

In an effort to ensure transparency and efficiency in the Nigerian civil service, the Federal Government has suspended the salaries of 686 civil servants over unverified records on the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS). The move was part of ongoing efforts to streamline the country’s payroll system and eliminate ghost workers. The Head of Civil Service of the …

The Federal Government, in collaboration with the Bank of Agriculture, has disbursed N2.3m in agricultural loans to civil servants with the aim of bolstering the development of agriculture and enhancing food security in the country. The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Dr. Folashade Yemi-Esan, who spoke while presenting cheques to four beneficiaries from the first batch of …

No fewer than 5,000 federal civil servants who have discrepancies in their dates of first appointment and dates of birth may not receive their December salary, the National President, Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN), Tommy Okon, has said. Okon explained that the union was working with the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation and it …

Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has announced a cash award of between N10,000 and N25,000 to the state workers, with effect from December to April 2024. Mbah said that the government’s gesture was meant to cushion the effect of the fuel subsidy removal. The governor hoped that the new minimum wage negotiation would soon be concluded. He disclosed this …

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji, has approved the disbursement of N136.26 million as a car loan to 368 civil servants in the state. The Commissioner for Finance, Mr Akin Oyebode, said amounts ranging from N80,000 to N1.5 million would be disbursed to the beneficiaries of the loan scheme depending on their grade levels. Oyebode said that the governor also …

The Kano State Head of Service (HoS), Usman Bala has explained the reasons behind the recent introduction of competency examination for the state civil servants. He said the measure would serve as a yardstick for promoting officers not only on the basis of satisfactory years of service but on performance and ability to deliver the exigencies of official responsibilities on …

Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, on Wednesday, approved the extension of payment of N10,000 transport allowance granted to the state civil servants to cushion the effect of the removal of fuel subsidy by the Federal Government by another six months. The allowance, which was part of various interventions adopted by the state government in the wake of the deregulation …

For the second day running, about 15 protesters, who are Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) members drawn from various ministries, judiciary, parastatals and agencies on Tuesday stormed the Oyo State Secretariat protesting and beat some civil servants who were on duty. Protesting over unpaid deduction arrears which the government said was just three months unlike many months in any other states, …