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The Programme, a sub-initiative of one of the 6 pillars of the Federal Civil Service Strategy and Implementation Plan 2021-2025( FCSSIP25) was introduced as an avenue to cater for the welfare of Public Servants, across the country. Some aspect of the FPSEP is expected to create opportunity for those in service to earn extra income, which will automatically enhance their lifestyles and well-being, as well as enable those in service and retiring to cope with life after service, while contributing to the development of other sectors of the economy.

Addressing participants during the opening session, Head Entrepreneurship and Commercial Orientation Department Mrs Ebun Aboje stated that the training is of two components, the theoretical and practical segments.

The programme will run for five days from Monday 12^th to Friday 16^th  May 2025 for theoretical and the second aspect, the Hands-on training( Agri-preneurship and Business Start-up) would hold at selected farms and skill acquisition centres from 19^th  to 30^th  of May, 2025. Bank of Agriculture, Bank of Industry, Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation and Union Bank are expected to make available loans to interested participants of the programme at the end of the training.

She further said, the training will afford serving Civil Servants to enjoy multiple streams of income through Agriculture and its value chain, as enshrined in the revised Public Service Rules(PSR) and also prepare exiting civil Servants  for better life after Service.

Speaking earlier, the Administrator/Chief Executive officer PSIN, Dr. Abdul-Ganiyu Obatoyinbo mni, commended the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation Mrs. Didi Esther Walson-Jack and the authority of Bayero University Kano for such a laudable initiative and noted that entrepreneurship and commercial orientation is a must have for all Civil Servants and learning a skill is an avenue to create wealth. According to him “if you cannot create wealth, you will be poor”.

He further stated that “the world itself is an enterprise, failure is not an excuse but part of Life, you can get what you want if you believe in yourself, no one is useless, the need to identify ones areas of strength is very key”. He admonished participants to embrace the opportunity, for it is a guaranteed pathway to self-sufficiency while in active Service and outside Service.

He further advised participants to exchange contacts for networking purposes among themselves after the training.

Adegboro Modupe

Head (Media & Protocol) Unit

12^th May 2025

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Addressing participants during the interactive session of the training, Mr Adesola Olusade and Mrs Anthonia Ekpa(both retired Permanent Secretaries) lauded the management of PSIN for their consistency in high level training delivery which has produced good numbers of serving Permanent Secretaries in the Federal Civil Service.

They advised participants to take advantage of the training opportunity in achieving success in their examination. They tasked participants to brush up their computer proficiency, be focused, be attentive, pay attention to details of all the training presentations, ask questions and study wide.

Speaking earlier, the Administrator/ Chief Executive Officer Public Service Institute of Nigeria, Dr. Abdul-Ganiyu Obatoyinbo mni, expressed satisfaction with the outcome of previous training programmes conducted by the Institute which he said has produced good numbers of serving Permanent Secretaries. He attributed these successes to the high level of professionalism exhibited by the erudite PSIN Faculty members.

Dr. Obatoyinbo recalled that the content of the training manual was tailored in line with the examination syllabus requirements and the need to enhance productivity, skills, and competencies, as well as empower every participant to become Efficient, Productive, Incorruptible and Citizen-Centered (EPIC).

He advised participants to take advantage of the well-structured training programme with highly experienced resource persons to learn, engage fully in all the training sessions, not only for examination purposes, but also for the purpose of transferring knowledge acquired from the training to their subordinate’s in order to improve job performances in their various Ministries. He further admonished participants to network and establish a robust relationships among themselves for knowledge sharing purposes after the training.

Modupe Adegboro

Head (Media & Protocol)

4^th November 2024

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Speaking in Abuja, at take-off of the exercise, the Administrator /Chief Executive Officer PSIN, Dr. Abdul-Ganiyu Obatoyinbo mni, represented by the Director Legal Services PSIN Barrister, Mohammad Danjuma expressed gratitude to INEC authority for believing in the ability of PSIN to credibly    conduct promotion examination for the fourth time consecutively for eligible candidates of the Agency.

He assured the representative of INEC Chairman, the National Commissioner/ Chairman INEC Promotion Committee Major General M.A Alkali (Retired) of the Institute’s unalloyed commitments to an hitch- free and transparent promotion examination exercise.

Responding on behalf of INEC Chairman, Director Human Resource Management, Waziri A. Zannah, Esq expressed satisfaction in the exercise so far conducted by PSIN. He reiterated commission’s commitment to a sustained collaborations. He further advised candidates to be of good character that depicts what INEC stands for.

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Speaking in Abuja, the Administrator/Chief Executive Officer PSIN, Dr. Abdul-Ganiyu Obatoyinbo mni, represented by Acting Director Administration PSIN Mr., Akin Olanipekun, at the take-off of the exercise expressed gratitude to NEPZA authority for the opportunity given to PSIN to conduct promotion examination for eligible candidates of the Agency.

According to him the opportunity was no doubt premised on the antecedents of successes, integrity, high level of discipline and competencies exhibited by the Institute in the past years. He emphasized the Institute’s unalloyed commitments to an impactful refresher course and credible promotion examination exercise.

The Administrator/ CEO, according to Mr. Olanipekun admonished candidates to be of good conduct, paid rapt attention to details throughout the refresher training period, carefully read through question papers, and adhere to instructions in the cause of the examination.

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The ceremony, performed at Public Service Institute (PSIN) complex at Kubwa in Abuja, witnessed a foundation laying for the 216 units of two- and three-bedroom flats

Speaking at the event, Dr Folasade Yemi-Esan, outgoing Head of Civil Service of the Federation (HOCSF) said the initiative was another milestone of President Bola Tinubu’s led government to provide housing for Nigerians.

Dr. Yemi-Esan said the initiative underscored the importance of staff members’ welfare to improve productivity in public service.

“I am glad that we are here again today for the construction of 216 apartments for the civil servants”.

“This is another great milestone for the present government. President Tinubu is determined to provide housing for Nigerians and civil servants are not left behind in this initiative,” she said.

She appealed to the civil servants to make good use of the opportunity which had been created specifically for them by the federal government.

The HOS expressed optimism that, when the project is completed, it would ease the accommodation challenges being faced by the civil servants.

In his remark, Dr. Abdul-Ganiyu Obatoyinbo mni, the Administrator/CEO of PSIN, said the ceremony was part of efforts to actualize pillar six of the Federal Civil Service Strategy and Implementation Plan, 2021-2025.

Dr. Abdul-Ganiyu Obatoyinbo, who commended Dr. Yemi-Esan for her successful service before retirement, said PSIN had benefited tremendously from her initiatives and would remain grateful to her.

“The Institute has benefited tremendously from your intellectuality, experience, skills, and industry insights.

“PSIN will remain grateful to you in the areas of capacity upgrading, curriculum development, digitization agenda, Agri-Preneurship programme, solar powered streetlights, to mention but a few.

“We express our deepest gratitude for your tireless efforts in elevating the profile of PSIN as one of the foremost capacity building institutions in Africa,” he said.

Dr. Yemi-Esan also inaugurated sport facilities comprising basketball, table tennis, handball, gym facilities named after her at the PSIN complex.

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