Governance

Govt. Approves Training for Top Civil Servants

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By Oluwatoyin Adegoke

Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State, has approved an intensive training programme for Permanent Secretaries and Senior Public Officials to enhance their skills and improve service delivery.

The Head of Service, Mr Kehinde Onasanya, announced this in a statement.

He said the one-week training would benefit Permanent Secretaries, Principals-General, General Managers, and other top officials.

Mr Onasanya added that other civil servants across different levels would also participate in structured training sessions.

The training will be held at the Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona School of Governance Studies, OSKASOGS, at Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye.

The Institute is operated by the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies NIPSS, Kuru, Jos.

The Head of Service noted that the initiative fulfills Governor Abiodun’s promise during the inauguration of NIPSS-OSKASOGS.

He urged NIPSS to develop a suitable curriculum for senior officers and civil servants.

Director of the Institute, Professor Sola Adeyanju, described Governor Abiodun as a nationalist and visionary leader.

Professor Adeyanju said NIPSS had already made a significant impact in the state.

The training for Permanent Secretaries will begin in the second week of April, followed by sessions for officers on Grade Levels 13 to 17.

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Economy

Oyo Workers to Receive N80,000 Minimum Wage by January 2025

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By Iyabo Adebisi

Government workers in Oyo State will begin to enjoy the 80,000 naira as minimum wage from January 2025.

A statement from the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Prince Dotun Oyelade, says the Oyo State Government has reached an agreement with organized labour on the implementation of the minimum wage and consequential adjustments.

The Secretary to the State Government, SSG, Professor Olanike Adeyemo and the Head of Service, HoS, Mrs Olubunmi Oni, led others in signing the agreement on behalf of the government while Comrade Kayode Martins of the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC and Comrade Bosun Olabiyi of the Trade Union Congress, TUC, alongside other labour leaders signed for the organised labour.

The negotiating council agreed that the new minimum wage salary structure shall be effective nominally from July 1st, 2024 but financially from January 1st, 2025.

According to the commissioner, those who retire between July 1st and December 31st 2024 will have their retirement benefits calculated based on the new minimum wage.

The statement implores all ministries and extra-ministerial departments to be more aggressive in their revenue generation drive to significantly improve the internally generated revenue, IGR of the state.

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Governance

Ogun State Gets New Head of Service

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By Oluwatoyin Adegoke

The Ogun State governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has approved the appointment of Mr. Kehinde Olufemi Onasanya as the new Head of Service, HOS in the state. 

According to a statement by the Secretary to the Ogun State Government, Mr. Tokunbo Talabi, Mr. Onasanya takes over from Mr. Kolawole Fagbohun, who has retired after a meritorious service. 

Until his appointment, Mr. Onasanya was the Permanent Secretary, Bureau of Political Affairs and Administration. 

He joined the civil service as an Information Officer, GL. 08 on 2 December 1993 and rose to become a Director on GL. 17.

He was appointed Permanent Secretary on 2 October 2020. 

Mr. Onasanya is a thoroughbred professional, a media manager of great repute, and an astute administrator. 

He is a member of many professional bodies, including the Nigerian Union of Journalists, NUJ and Associate Member of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations, NIPR. 

Since he was appointed permanent secretary, he has worked in many agencies, including the Ministry of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs and the Bureau of Political Affairs and Administration.

He is married with children.

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Labour

Oni Becomes New Oyo Head of Service

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By Iyabo Adebisi

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has announced Mrs Olubunmi Olufunke Oni as the new Head of Service (HoS) for the State.

This follows the retirement of the outgoing HoS, Alhaja Amdalat Ololade Agboola who will officially bow out of service next week.

Until her new appointment, Mrs. Oni was the Permanent Secretary cabinet at the office of the governor.

The Commissioner for Special Duties, Alhaja Fausat Saani gave the disclosure at a press briefing today shortly after the State Executive meeting chaired by governor Makinde.

News

Fagbohun is Ogun’s New Head of Service

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By Bolanle Adesida

Ogun State Governor., Prince Dapo Abiodun, has sworn in Mr. Kolawole  Fagbohun as the 19th Head of Service with a call on him to provide leadership that will strengthen the effectiveness and efficiency of the public service.

Speaking at the ceremony held at the Executive Chamber, Oke Mosan, Abeokuta, Governor Abiodun urged the new Head of Service to be a role model to other Civil servants in the state.

While pointing out that the selection process was based on merit as well as principles of fairness and equity, Governor Abiodun, described the new Head of Service as a dedicated and committed civil servant.

The Governor also pledged that his administration would continue to create the necessary ambience for more developmental programmes towards promoting socio-economic activities in the State.

In his acceptance speech, Mr Fagbohun said that the state civil service would complement the government’s efforts by adopting global best practices  

to enhance overall development in the state.

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Judiciary

Ogun JUSUN Calls Off 2-Month Old Industrial Action

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Ogun State Chapter of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria, JUSUN, has suspended the industrial action embarked upon over two months ago over cut in salary.

The Chairman of the Union, Comrade Tajudeen Edun, announced that there were series of meetings before the issue was finally resolved. 

He said the union had reached an agreement with the government and the union will resume work.

Comrade Edun said the state government had accepted the union’s demand and promised that members will partner the government in achieving greater heights.

The union chairman addressed the newsmen flanked by the Secretary to the State Government, SSG, Mr. Tokunbo Talabi and the Head of Service, Alhaja Selimot Otun.

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News

Osun Govt Releases Over Nine Hundred Million Naira For Pensioners’ Arrears

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Osun State Governor, Mr Adegboyega Oyetola, has released the sum of Nine Hundred and Nine Million Naira N 909,000,000 to further offset pension arrears of retired officers of the State civil service.

In a press release in Osogbo, the Head of Service, Dr Festus Olowogboyega Oyebade announced that the sum of Five Hundred and Eight Million Naira N 508,000,000 of the released sum was approved for the payment of retired civil servants, while an additional sum of One Hundred and Fifty Million Naira N 150,000,000 was approved for the payment of retirees under the contributory pensions scheme.

Dr Oyebade added that an additional Fifty Million Naira N 50,000,000 was approved for the payment of gratuities of retired officers under the old pension scheme.

He said, the Governor equally approved the immediate payment of Contributory Pensions to all retired officers in the State, whose accrued pension rights were between Five Hundred Thousand Naira N 500,000 and One Million Naira N 1,000,000 whose final certificates of clearance dates fall within August 2017 and 31st December 2020.

The Head of Service also stated that, apart from the pensions paid to retired teachers in the Primary School and retired Local Government Staff on the Old Pensions Scheme, the Governor approved the release of Two Hundred and One Million Naira N 201,000,000 to settle part of the gratuities of these retired officers in teaching and local government service.

According to the release, the list of beneficiaries of the approved sum has been pasted on the notice board of the Ministry of Information and Civic Orientation, the State’s Pension Bureau and the Office of the Head of Service.

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Politics

Ekiti Govt, Organized Labour Agree On Modalities For New Wage

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The Ekiti State government and the organised labour has reached an agreement on the misunderstanding surrounding the payment of minimum wage to certain categories of workers.


The Head of Service, Mrs Peju Babafemi led government officials to the meeting where both parties signed a new agreement on modalities adopted in the payment of the approved wage and consequential adjustment to workers.


Part of the resolution was that government will now begin the implementation of the minimum wage and consequential adjustment for Grade levels 7 to 12 in the local govt service, judiciary and health workers by this month.


According to the communique issued at the end of the meeting held in Ado Ekiti, the consequential adjustment for Grade levels 13 to 17 would be implemented base on the recommendation of economic review committee comprising of labour and government representatives.


Also, both parties agreed that no labour leader would be penalised or sanctioned due to role they played in the negotiation of the workers demand.


Government and organised labour resolved that no worker should be retrenched, victimised or intimidated as a result of the implementation of the minimum wage and consequential adjustment.


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Yoruba

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Èyí ló wáyé nípasẹ̀ àsẹ tígbìmọ̀ amúsẹ́yá ilé isẹ́ àarẹ lórí covid 19, pé káwọn òsìsẹ́ tó wà lákàsọ̀ kejìlá sísàlẹ̀ gbélé wọn fún gbèdéke ọ̀sẹ̀ márun, gẹ́gẹ́ bí ara ìgbésẹ̀ láti dènà ìtànkálẹ̀ kòkòrò àrùn ọ̀hún.


Olórí òsìsẹ́ nílẹ̀ yíì, Arábìnrin Fọlasade Yẹmi Ẹsan ló pàsẹ náà fáwọn àjọ aláàbo min àtẹ̀jáde kan tíwọ́n fisita nílu Abuja.


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Politics

Ogun Gets New Head of Service

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A new Head of Service has been appointed for Ogun State.

She is Alhaja Selimot Olapeju Ottun, replacing the former Head of service Mrs Amope Ajibola Chokor, who bowed out of the state public service last weekend.

In a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr Kunle Somorin, Governor Abiodun describes the new Head of Service as an accomplished psychologist, community development expert and administrator.

The statement shows that prior to the new appointment, Alhaja Ottun was the Permanent Secretary, Bureau of Political Affairs and Administration who had, over the years, proven to be an asset in different leadership roles and had coordinated many community development and gender programmes for the state government.

According to the statement, Governor Abiodun who wished the new Head of Service a successful tenure also expressed optimism that she would put her vast knowledge in the management of the state civil service to good use in her new assignment.

Bolanle Adesida