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Yuletide: Federal Secretariat records low turnout of civil servants

Yuletide: Federal Secretariat records low turnout of civil servants
By Kate Obande-Okewu
Resumption
Abuja, Jan. 2, 2019 (NAN) Following the Christmas and New Year holidays, civil servants in the FCT resumed their official duties in Abuja on Wednesday with low activities.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the Federal Government had declared Dec. 25 and Dec. 26, 2018, as well as Jan. 1, as public holidays to enable workers celebrate Yuletide festivities.
A NAN correspondent, who monitored workers resumption at the Federal Secretariat, reports that few civil servants were seen in their offices.
Similarly, the car parks and restaurants at the secretariat were virtually empty.
Mrs Rakiya Umar, a civil servant, told NAN that the scanty staff in offices was due to the fact that many civil servants were yet to resume from the holidays.
She also attributed the low activity to the fact that many civil servants take their annual leave in December which runs into the holiday.
She expressed optimism that normal activities would pick fully up next week when all workers would have resumed.
Mrs Bridget Ugwu, another civil servant, said that workers hardly resume fully after the annual Yuletide holidays.
She however urged civil servants to be diligent in their duties as they were responsible for implementing government policies.
“Civil servants should be patriotic in contributing their quota to national development.
“The holiday was a good opportunity for us to rest and be refreshed, I came to the office to continue work,” she said.
Mr Sadiq Umar, one of the security personnel at the secretariat car park, said that they were resting today as many cars didn’t come to park compared to high activities at the park on normal days.
He also attributed the empty car park to low turnout of civil servants at work due to the public holidays.
NAN also observed that business at the Coca-cola restaurant at the secretariat was very low as there were no customers to patronise them.
Mrs Ruth Okon, who owns a restaurant at the secretariat, said business was very poor as workers have not resumed.
According to her, many of the workers have travelled for the holidays and are yet to return. (NAN)
KTE/FF/MST
Edited by Fela Fashoro/Muhammad Suleiman Tola

Education

LAUTECH slashes proposed tuition fees, announce resumption

LAUTECH slashes proposed tuition fees, announce resumption

Tuition
By Akeem Abas
Ibadan, Oct. 27, 2018 (NAN)bThe Governing Council of Ladoke  Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso has announced reduction in the proposed tuition fee which generated heavy controversy in the institution.

This is contained in a statement signed by the institution’s Head, Public and Alumni Relations Unit, Olalekan Fadeyi, and made available to newsmen on Saturday.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the management of the institution had recently announced increase in the tuition fees, which attracted condemnation by stakeholders.

The tuition was increased from N65,000 to N200,000 for indigenes, while non-indigenes were expected to pay N250,000 from N72,000.

The statement said that the council Chairman, Prof. Oladapo Afolabi, has directed that the proposed tuition fees in the Institution be brought down.

Afolabi said that the new tuition should be N140,000 for indigenes of owner states and N170,000 for non-indigenes as against the earlier N200,000 and N250,000, respectively.

Also, the management of the institution has announced Monday (Oct. 29) as resumption date.

The governing council and management appreciated the concern of stakeholders over its present situation.

“We appeal to well wishers to come to the realization that cost of running qualitative and functional first grade technical institutions like ours.

”Such cost is becoming unbearably impossible with N65,000 and 72,000 for indigenes and non-indigenes.

“Internally Generated Revenue from students’ fees would remain supplementary as arrangements have been concluded to enlist parents and students into management of fund to entrench transparency and accountability,” the statement read in part.(NAN)
TAA/MST
Edited by Muhammad Suleiman Tola

Edited by Udochukwu Ifionu

General news

New Year: Abuja records low turnout of workers

New Year: Abuja records low turnout of workers
NAN-H-43
Resumption
By Funmilayo Adeyemi/Monday Ijeh
Abuja, Jan. 2, 2018 (NAN) Low turn-out of workers have been recorded in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, after the New New Year holiday.
The Federal Government had declared Monday, Dec. 25, 2017; Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2017; and Monday, Jan. 1, 2018, as public holidays for the Christmas, Boxing Day and New Year celebrations to enable Nigerians enjoy Yuletide.
Workers were expected to resume normal duty after Yuletide holiday.
However, activities at the Federal Secretariat and various Ministries, Departments and Parastatals (MDAs), Abuja, was low as few workers resumed for duty.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondents who went round the MDAs on Tuesday reports that the majority of the workers were yet to resume.
NAN also reports that commercial activities around the secretariat were low as many people who engaged trading were also not present.
Some of the workers who spoke with NAN were optimistic that the country would experience a better turnaround in the New Year.
Mr Tony Ihuoha, a civil servant, said that it was time for Nigerian workers to rededicate their lives to their work to achieve greatness in the year.
According to him, if we can work harder and add our input in terms of our human and mental resources to the job we do, Nigeria will be better for it.
He however said that the low turnout of workers could be because many travelled for the holidays and were yet to return.
At the Phase 3 of the secretariat, housing the Federal Ministry of Education, civil servants were seen treating files and attending to their schedule of work.
Mrs Dorcas Babatunde, also a civil servant, told NAN that the holidays had come and gone, and it was necessary for workers to be at their duty post for a successful outcome of the year.
Babatunde said that though work had resumed, but activities had yet to pick up in the offices.

“The year has started on a good note. Some workers has resumed while others are yet to resume.
“I believe that by Monday, activities would have taken shape at the secretariat. But all I know is that many are yet to return from their journey.
Miss Chinenye Eze, a recharge card seller, said that business was dull as many of her customers had not resumed work.
Eze, who was hopeful that things would get better as soon as many of the workers return, said sales were very low at the resumption of work.
Also Mrs Iyabo Agbaje, a food vendor, said it was a normal thing at the resumption of work to experience low sales.
“I have learnt from previous resumption of work that there will always be a low turnout of workers the first day work resume.
“What I did was to cook little food that I know I can finish selling before the close of work. This is because I have had experiences of having to throw food away because of low patronage,” she added.
NAN also reports that the ever busy car park at the Eagle Square was scanty with few vehicles parked.
A car park attendant, Mr Abdul Ilori, confirmed that the level of resumption of civil servants after the New Year holiday was poor.
Ilori admitted that patronage was also low, blaming the situation on the fact that most civil servants had not resumed.
He expressed optimism that normal activities would begin from Monday (Jan. 8) as it has always been the situation in previous years. (NAN)
FAK/IMC/ESAN/MST
Edited by Abiodun Esan/Muhammad Suleiman Tola

Education

ASUP strike: Poly urges students to resume school

ASUP strike: Poly urges students to resume school

NAN-H-65

Resumption

By Awayi Kuje

Lafia, Feb. 7, 2017 (NAN) The Federal Polytechnic Nasarawa in Nasarawa State has appealed to students of the institution to resume academic activities following the suspension of the nationwide strike by the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP).

This is contained in a statement issued by the institution’s Public Relation Officer (PRO), Mr Yakubu Mohammed, a copy of which was made available to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Nasarawa.

Mohammed said that academic activities have resumed, hence the need for the students of the institution to resume school in their interest and for the overall development of the country.

He also enjoined lecturers of the institution to continue to be up and doing in their academic activities in order to boost the standard of living of education in the state and the country at large.

The spokesman restated the commitment of the management of the institution to continue to key in to good education policies and projects that have direct bearing on the lives of the lecturers and the students at large.

NAN recalls that ASUP declared a weeklong warning strike on Jan. 29.

Members of the union were pressing home their demands for improved facilities and infrastructure as well as working conditions.

They want the Federal Government to address the plight of polytechnic education in the country. (NAN)

AKW/AAB/MST

Edited by Adeboye Ajayi/Muhammad Suleiman Tola