Effective collaboration between the Federal Government through its agencies and State Governments will bring about more dividends and improved service delivery to Nigerians, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo said on Thursday.
Prof. Osinbajo made the comment at the inauguration of the Federal Road Safety Corps Marshal Inspector Training School in Owa-Alero, Delta State.
The Governor Ifeanyi Okowa-led administration in the State built and furnished the school and donated it to the Federal Government.
According to the Vice President, as quoted in a statement signed by his spokesman Laolu Akande, “it is an excellent exemplar of the benefits of collaboration between State Governments and Federal Government agencies. And as it should be, the ultimate beneficiaries are the good people of Delta State and the Country at large.”
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Dozens of teaching and non-teaching staff members of the Community Staff School in Asokoro, Abuja, have embarked on protests against the refusal of the school authorities to comply with court judgments ordering their “integration into the federal public service”.
Established in 1995, the school, comprising primary and secondary sections, is owned by Nigeria’s top intelligence service, the
The school, whose administrative positions are occupied by SSS officials, is headed by an Executive Secretary, who is appointed by the Director-General of the secret police, while the academic staff members are largely recruited outside the service.
The Executive Secretary is usually in the rank of a Director, an Assistant Director or Deputy Director, and is the sole administrator of the school.
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The partnership between the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (OHCSF) and the Africa Initiative for Governance (AIG) has heralded the development and handing over of twenty-six documented Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) manuals to the OHCSF and the Federal Civil Service by the Africa Initiative for governance for all processes carried out in the office.
The SOPs are globally recognised as manuals that apply step-by-step instructions compiled by an organisation to assist its personnel to perform their operational tasks accurately and effectively.
By Olawale Ajimotokan
The federal government said its collaboration with the Africa Initiative for Governance (AIG) has led to the initiation of plans to obtain relevant International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) certification for the civil service.
The Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Dr. Folashade Yemi-Esan disclosed this in Abuja, at the formal handing over of 26 manuals of the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) by the Chairman/Founder of AIG, Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede.
She said the ISO certification is an independent, non-governmental, international organisation that develops standards to ensure the quality, safety and efficiency of products, services and systems.
The HoS said the civil service is also working with SERVICOM which will play a very important role in ensuring compliance and effective implementation across MDAs.