A memo signed by Dr Emmanuel Meribole on behalf of the examination committee and published by the Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation (OHCSF) on Tuesday said the exams were written on Monday, November 11, 2024.

In October, through the OHCSF, the federal government initiated the process of selecting new permanent secretaries to fill vacancies in eight states.

Providing an update on the ongoing process, the Director of Press at OHCSF, Eno Olotu, stated, “Of the 38 eligible directors who sat for the exam, 19 have passed the first stage and will move on to the second stage, which will assess their competency in using Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in government operations on Wednesday, November 13, 2024.”

Olotu emphasised that the recruitment process follows a rigorous, three-stage procedure to ensure only the most qualified candidates are selected.

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The approval was contained in a circular with ref no: HCSF/SPSO/ODD/NCE/RR/650309/3, dated 25th November 2022 by the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HoCSF), Dr. Folasade Yemi-Esan, on Monday.

The circular titled, ‘Computation of Leave Based on Working Days and Approval of Paternity Leave in the Public Service’, said that this is in line with the provisions of the Public Service Rules, 2021 Edition, that the computation of all leave shall be based on working days.

The circular titled, ‘Computation of Leave Based on Working Days and Approval of Paternity Leave in the Public Service’, said that this is in line with the provisions of the Public Service Rules, 2021 Edition, that the computation of all leave shall be based on working days.

“Government has also approved Paternity Leave for serving male officers whose spouse delivers a baby. The period of the leave shall be fourteen working days. The leave shall not be more than once in two years, and a for maximum of four children.

“Where the family of a male officer adopts a child under four months old, the officer will similarly enjoy Paternity Leave for a period of fourteen working days,” Yemi-Esan said.

She said that the request for such leave shall be accompanied by the Expected Date of Delivery’s (EDD) report of the officer’s wife or evidence of approval of the adoption of the child by the relevant government bodies.

She also said that the effective date of the circular is 25th November 2022.

Recall that the Federal Executive Council (FEC) had in September this year approved a 14-day paternity leave for men in the federal civil service, to make men properly bond with their newborn baby or adopted one.

She said the bonding was important to help the newly-born or adopted baby properly bond with the father in the early period.

“We’ve also gotten approval to include paternity leave. This is something that is new. And this is something that the unions in the service asked that we include, and luckily, we’ve been able to include it.

“We’ve also been able to ensure that leave now is calculated based on working days, not on calendar days, that also has been approved. We also have introduced the transition from paper service to digital service. So these are some of the new things that are in the new PSR that has just been approved by the federal executive council,” she said then.

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Daily Dates Nigeria recalls that this appointment followed the recent successful conduct of the selection process of permanent secretaries.

The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HOCSF), Dr. Folasade Yemi-Esan made the announcement in a statement by Mr. AbdulGaniyu Aminu, Director Press, and Public Relation, HOCSF, in Abuja.

The names of the permanent secretaries are as follows; Mr. Adebiyi Olufunso, (Ekiti), Mrs. Maryann Onwudiwe, (Enugu State), Mr. Yusuf Ibrahim, (Katsina state), Mr. Ogunbiyi Olaniyi, (Lagos State) and Mr. Ibrahim Kana, Nasarawa State.

According to Yemi-Esan, the date of the swearing-in and deployment of the appointees will be announced in due course. (NAN)

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