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  • Police to begin screening of shortlisted candidates July 1

    The Kwara Police Command, on Friday, disclosed that the screening exercise for state indigenes, who applied for placement in the Nigeria Police Force would begin on July 1.

    In a statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in Ilorin, Ajayi Okasanmi (DSP), the exercise would hold at 7 a.m. at the Police Training School, Ilorin.

    According to him, the shortlisted candidates are to appear in their white T-shirts, white shorts and their original credentials put in office flat-file with two passport photographs.

    He said that invitation had already been sent to the shortlisted candidates by the Police Service Commission.

    The PPRO added that they are to report at the venue of the screening on the days indicated in their invitations.

    He also warned all the candidates to conduct themselves in an orderly manner, warning anyone having nothing to do with the exercise should stay away from the vicinity.

    The PPRO said that the list of shortlisted candidates would be pasted at the Police Training School, venue of the screening and Local Government Area Secretariats.

    This, according to him, is to enable those who did not get notifications to check their names.

  • Police Commission announces date for screening of 210, 150 shortlisted applicants

    The Police Service Commission has disclosed that it will on July 1st, commence the screening of 210,150 shortlisted applicants for recruitment into the Constable Cadre of the Nigeria Police Force.

    The Commission said the screening exercise will hold from Monday, July 1, to July 28th, 2019 in the 36 states of the federation and the FCT.

    The Commission at the close of its recruitment portal on Friday, January, 11, 2019 received 315,032 applications.

    The Commission got the approval of President Muhammadu Buhari to recruit 10,000 Nigerians into the Nigeria Police Force.

    Out of the 210,150 applicants shortlisted for screening, 182,926 are males while 27,224 others are females.

    A statement in Abuja on Wednesday by the Commission’s Spokesman, Ikechukwu Ani stated that letters of invitation stating venue, date and requirements for the screening have been sent to the email addresses of the applicants at the time of submitting their applications.

    Ani also added that applicants can check for their names in the Commission’s Recruitment portal, www.psc.org.ng.

    Giving details of some of the states with the highest and lowest applications, Ani said: “Niger State recorded the highest number of applicants with 12,247 shortlisted for screening while Lagos State has the least with, 1,305.

    “Kano State recorded second highest applicants with 11,717; Katsina State, third with 11,651; Benue State, fourth, with 10, 567; Adamawa State, fifth, with 10,361 and Bauchi, State, sixth, with 10,232 applicants.

    “Bayelsa State with 1,414 shortlisted for the screening exercise is second from the rear after Lagos State. Anambra State is third with 1,415, Ebonyi State fourth with 1,679, and Abia State fifth with 1,880 applicants.”

    Chairman of the Commission, Musiliu Smith charged the candidates to be of good behaviour throughout the period of the screening.

    He warned that anybody who has nothing to do with the exercise should stay clear of the venues as loiters would be arrested and prosecuted.

    He advised the candidates not to attempt cheating or compromise the Staff of the Commission as anyone caught involving himself in any criminal act will be handed over to the police for investigation and prosecution.

    Smith further warned Staff of the Commission and Police Officers involved in the exercise to work diligently, firmly and above board throughout the duration.

    He noted that the Commission is committed to a transparent, hitch-free and merit-driven exercise that will ensure the recruitment of the best for the Nigeria Police Force.

  • #AdeosunGate: SGF submits credentials for screening, orders other top officials to do same

    The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, on Tuesday led political office holders and Permanent Secretaries in the Presidency to submit their credentials for scrutiny in the service-wide verification of personnel records.

    Speaking after he was screened, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation said the exercise was part of the implementation of the eight priority areas of the 2017 to 2020 Federal Civil Service Strategy and Implementation Plan (FCSSIP).

    He said it would enable government to maintain an accurate and up to date data of employees, which would enhance transparency in personnel emolument costs.

    He urged all office holders to participate in the exercise by presenting themselves and their documents for screening.

    The exercise which began on Monday, with the Federal Ministry of Information, Health, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF) and Ministry of Defence (MOD) is scheduled to run for two weeks.

    From July 23 to 27, it would be the turn of the Office of the Auditor-General of the Federation, Accountant-General of the Federation, State House, Federal Ministry of Environment, Power Works and Housing and others. The verification would end on August 3, when officers would visit the Federal Technical College, Orozo, FCT.

    The SGF’s directive is coming after a top official of the President Muhammadu Buhari administration is alleged to be involved in a certificate forgery scandal.

    Recall that an online news outlet, Premium Times recently exposed the Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun whose NYSC discharge certificate was forged.

    However, both the minister and the presidency have kept mum since the certificate forgery became a public knowledge.

  • 12 commissioner-nominees screened by Edo House of Assembly

    12 commissioner-nominees screened by Edo House of Assembly

    The screening process for twelve out of the 18 commissioner-nominees submitted by Gov. Godwin Obaseki to the Edo House of Assembly began on Thursday.

    Governor Obaseki had on Tuesday submitted the list of 18 commissioner nominees to the Assembly for screening and confirmation.

    The 12 nominees were screened by members of the House Standing Committee on Rules, Business and Government House headed by Mr Foly Ogedengbe (APC-Owan West).

    The nominees include Paul Ohonbamu, Christopher Adesutu, Jimoh Ijebai, Yekini Idieye, Mariam Abubakar, David Osifo, Emmanuel Agbale and Monday Osaigbovo,

    Others are Osaze Ero, Amiolemen Osahon, Osaigie Inegbedion and Emmanuel Usoh.

    Paul Ohonbamu and Christopher Adesutu were, however, asked to take a bow by the committee by virtue of their status as former lawmakers.

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    The nominees, who spoke shortly after they were screened, gave an assurance that they were prepared to deploy their wealth of experience to actualise the vision of the governor.

    Ogedengbe said that the committee would forward the credentials of the nominees to the appropriate authorities for verification.

    He said that the verification was meant to ascertain if the nominees were academically qualified to function as commissioners in the state

  • Edo Assembly begins screening of commissioner-nominees

    The Edo House of Assembly on Thursday commenced the screening of 12 out of 18 commissioner-nominees.

    TheNewsGuru.com reports that Governor Godwin Obaseki on Tuesday submitted the list of 18 commissioner nominees to the Assembly for screening and confirmation.

    The 12 nominees were screened by members of the House Standing Committee on Rules, Business and Government House headed by Mr Foly Ogedengbe (APC-Owan West).

    The nominees include Paul Ohonbamu, Christopher Adesutu, Jimoh Ijebai, Yekini Idieye, Mariam Abubakar, David Osifo, Emmanuel Agbale and Monday Osaigbovo,

    Others are Osaze Ero, Amiolemen Osahon, Osaigie Inegbedion and Emmanuel Usoh.

    Paul Ohonbamu and Christopher Adesutu were, however, asked to take a bow by the committee by virtue of their status as former lawmakers.

    The nominees, who spoke shortly after they were screened, gave an assurance that they were prepared to deploy their wealth of experience to actualise the vision of the governor.

    Ogedengbe said that the Committee would forward the credentials of the nominees to the appropriate authorities for verification.

    He said that the verification was meant to ascertain if the nominees were academically qualified to function as commissioners in the state.

     

     

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  • Ebola: FG orders screening of passengers at airports to check spread

    Ebola: FG orders screening of passengers at airports to check spread

    The Federal Government has ordered health workers to intensify screening of passengers coming into the country as part of deliberate efforts to check possible spread of Ebola virus.

    The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, said this when he briefed State House correspondents on the outcome of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting which was presided over by acting President Yemi Osinbajo.

    TheNewsGuru.com recalls that Nigeria was hit with the deadly virus in 2014 when a Liberian, Patrick Sawyer, entered the country with the disease, causing its spread across the country with many deaths recorded.

    Adewole, however, stated that the acting president had directed relevant government agencies to intensify surveillance to avoid a recurrence.

    The minister said “we are aware of the outbreak of Ebola in DRC in the last couple of days. There are implications for this because one single case can trigger a public health alert.

    “For us as a country, we need to step up now. Fortunately for us, Ebola is not indigenous to Nigeria. For us to have Ebola outbreak in Nigeria, it has to be imported.

    “And so, what we need to do is to step up preparedness at all borders: land, sea and air, to ensure that we quickly identify a probable case, offer additional screening and quarantine.

    “The Acting President directed that we should step up activities at the border points and I did visit the port health services at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, to confirm that surveillance activities are ongoing.”

    The minister announced that the ministry had already inaugurated an Ebola Preparedness Working Group to be chaired Dr Basanyi.

    Basanyi led the Nigerian contingent to Liberia for the Ebola control programme.

    Adewole also revealed that he briefed FEC on the current state of meningitis outbreak in some parts of the country.

    He said: “With respect to meningitis, FEC also received communication from the Minister of Health with regards to current state of meningitis.

    “We are in week 19 and we are happy to inform the nation that the number of new cases has been dropping since the last five weeks.

    “We are happy that we are getting almost to the end of the outbreak. Our main challenge is how to handle those already infected and so, we have two medical teams in the two states mostly affected — Zamfara and Sokoto States.”

    Also briefing correspondents on the outcome of the meeting, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmoud Yakub, briefed the Council on ongoing voters registration.

    “We invited the chairman of INEC to address council on the ongoing voters registration and to know the challenges he is facing.

    “The import of the exercise and I think Council was very satisfied with the presentation.

    “First, he made it known that this is the first time that we are going to have a real Continuous Voters Registration. Not the one that comes on before election or registration that goes on only in some parts of the country.

    “He also explained why it is not possible for the exercise to be conducted on polling unit basis because we have about 119,000 plus polling units.’’

    According to the minister, INEC needs a minimum of five personnel to man each of the polling unit and the cost cannot be accommodated by the commission’s budget.

    “Of course, the next preferred option would have been to take it to the local government which again, because of paucity of funds, it could not be accommodated. That’s why they are doing it at the local government basis.

    “But the important thing is that it is continuous. It will go on for the next 90 days and then continue for another 90 days.’’

     

     

     

     

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  • A/Ibom to re-absorb 5,000 sacked teachers after screening – HoS

    The Akwa Ibom State Government has said it will re-absorb the 5,000 teachers sacked last October on ground of alleged fake credentials and other irregularities observed in the recruitment process.

    The State Head of Civil Service, Mrs Ekereobong Akpan, made the announcement on Thursday in Uyo while briefing newsmen.

    Akpan said the government had set up modalities for the screening and re-validation of the affected teachers, adding that the exercise would commence on Feb. 11.

    The Head of Service said the government had decided to open another window of opportunity to enable the teachers, especially those who possess relevant qualification to be recruited.

    She said that the teachers would be screened on presentation of their original letter of appointment from the suspended the exercise.

    “The affected persons will be expected to supply their birth certificates, First School Leaving Certificates, Educational Qualifications, Certificate of Origin and other credentials earlier submitted in the aborted recruitment exercise.

    “Let me state here and very sincerely that all the affected persons, who succeed at this fool proof screening shall be offered appointment to teach in our public schools,” Akpan assured.

    She said that the government had also set up a committee to ascertain the total number of staff inherited from the six privately owned community schools taken over by the government in 2012.

    She expressed surprise that the staff strength in the six community schools increased to 546 after the government took over the schools.

    “Let me break the good news that the committee set up has submitted its report.

    “All the bonafide teaching and non-teaching staff as identified by the community, who used to payroll them, will be absorbed into the service,” Akpan said.

     

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