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        <title>We’ve Over 80,000 Passports Booklets In Stock – Minister</title>
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        <title>Tinubu turning maritime sector to a key driver of economic growth, says Oyetola</title>
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        <title>48 Years After, FCT To Review Abuja Master Plan</title>
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        <title>How to raise financially literate kids</title>
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        <title>FEC approves establishment of disaster relief fund</title>
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        <title>Elumelu Sets Out Africa’s Priorities For UNGA 2024</title>
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        <title>Steel ministry, Russian firm sign MoU for completion of Ajaokuta plant</title>
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        <title>FG to enhance online services exports for Nigerian youths</title>
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        <title>NSITF assures on quality service</title>
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        <title>Federal government moves to decriminalise suicide attempts .</title>
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        <title>NSITF assures on quality service</title>
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        <title>‘Deep sea exploration to boost economy’</title>
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        <title>FG to train 5,000 Nigerian youths on data protection to create jobs</title>
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        <title>Increase in petrol prices unlikely to affect food inflation&amp; CardinalStone Research</title>
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        <title>NATEP, others partner on youth engagement</title>
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        <title>FG sets up platform to monitor civil service reforms</title>
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        <title>Electricity, Security and Youth Entrepreneurship, three key areas to be addressed to fix Nigeria – Tony Elumelu</title>
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        <title>BREAKING: Presidential spokesperson Ngelale proceeds on indefinite leave of absence</title>
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        <title>Operators sue govt as PoS registration deadline ends</title>
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        <title>Meet the Chief Risk Officers (CROs) of Nigeria’s largest banks</title>
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        <title>Presidency, groups provide quality water in S’West, N’Central</title>
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        <title>Custodian empowers 5,000 young entrepreneurs</title>
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        <title>Defence minister donates N20 million to Jigawa flood victims</title>
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        <title>Bolt restricts inter&amp;country ride requests</title>
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        <title>Over 40,000 households affected by flood, Jigawa gov laments</title>
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        <title>President Tinubu Appoints New Management Team For Niger Delta Power Holding Comp &amp;</title>
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        <title>Hardship: Lagos State reintroduces 25% fare discount on regulated public transport services</title>
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        <title>Nigeria’s exports struggle amid surging global cargo demand</title>
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        <title>AU to tackle youth unemployment</title>
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        <title>Six ways to survive economic crisis</title>
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        <title>Nationwide Protest: Kaduna State Security Council imposes 24&amp;hour curfew in Kaduna and Zaria</title>
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        <title>#EndBadGovernanceInNigeria: Your voice has been heard, end protest, PANDEF tells demonstrators</title>
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        <title>Hunger protest: Nigeria may lose N400bn daily, says CPPE</title>
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        <title>Probe stagnation in civil service promotion, lawmakers tell FG</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The House of Representatives has asked the Federal Government to investigate the reported stagnation of promotion in civil service between 2013 and 2023, in a move aimed at ensuring efficient and effective public service delivery.

The House took the decision sequel to the adoption of a motion moved by the member representing Ijumu/Kabba-Bunu Federal Constituency, Kogi State, Mr. Salman Idris on the floor of the House during plenary on Tuesday.

Highlighting the significance of the civil service in the delivery of democracy dividends to the people, the lawmaker, while leading the debate, added that promotion is essential for the career progression of civil servants and serves as a motivational incentive for productivity and performance.

He, however, noted that “over the years, stagnation in promotions across Ministries, Departments and Agencies of government have resulted in a loss of service delivery, a decline in highly specialised skills, a low level of productivity and performance, employee unrest, corruption, and dampened morale.”Idris, a member of the African Democratic Congress, further stated that the Nigerian civil service requires a comprehensive reform and timely and fair promotions and remunerations to align with global best practices.

 In his words, “Some civil servants who undergo mandatory examinations are promoted nominally but not financially, despite adequate recurrent expenditure in the annual appropriations budget for Ministries, Departments and Agencies,” adding that “that promotion stagnation affects the career of an officer in service, as every civil servant is expected to reach his career peak within 35 years of active service or by the retirement age of 60 years.”

Following the unanimous adoption of the motion, the House mandated its Committees on Public Service Matters and Public Sector and Institutional Reforms to investigate promotion stagnation in the Federal Civil Service from 2013–2023 to encourage a more effective and efficient civil service and report within four weeks for further legislative action. ]]></description>
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