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A Federal High Court in Abuja has summoned the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN), a former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu, and human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), over the ongoing fraud case involving Abdulrasheed Maina, a former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team.
Others summoned include: the Director of Compliance, Central Bank of Nigeria; an official of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, Ibrahim Kaigama; a representative of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, G.T Idris; and a former Kano State Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Wakil.
The New Initiative for Credible Leadership (NICREL) has demanded the resignation of Ahmed Bobboi, Executive Secretary of the Petroleum Equalization Fund
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The Federal Civil Service Commission (FCSC) says there is no recruitment into the federal civil service yet.
Tukur lngawa, the Chairman, stressed that the ban on employment was still in effect until the Head of Service of the Federation (HOSF) lifts it.
Eniola Babaoye, Deputy Director of Press in the FCSC office, issued a statement on Wednesday.
lngawa said his immediate commitment was to discharge the mandates of the core values of Nigeria’s civil service.
The chairman noted that the FCSC had adhered strictly to extant rules and regulations since he assumed office.
The Commission recalled that the HOSF forwarded a letter on May 15, 2020, on general suspension of recruitments into the Public Service by President Muhammadu Buhari.
EXCLUSIVE: Unemployment: Buhari Has Placed Embargo On Civil Service Recruitment Since May 2020, Cites COVID-19
The FCSC in a memo stated that the agency did not recruit and would not recruit until a waiver was granted, while warning Nigerians about fake appointment letters.
by Saharareporters, New York
Mar 04, 2021
President Muhammadu Buhari has suspended recruitment into the federal civil service since May 2020, citing the COVID-19 pandemic, thereby stagnating the opportunities available for the already teeming unemployed population.
SaharaReporters learnt that the President, by a memo through the Office of the Head of the Service of the Federation, approved the suspension of the recruitment.