FG Bans Foreign Trainings, International Travels By Civil Servants

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The federal government has placed embargo on foreign trainings and international travels by public servants, saying that it has become necessary to introduce a number of cost-saving measures, following the recent development in the international oil market that has affected the revenue stream of government.

In a statement signed by assistant director of Media Relations for Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mohammed Manga, a circular titled “Restrictions on Foreign Trainings and International Travels by Public Servants,” was issued from the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation to all Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of the federal government.

It stated that the head of the civil service of the federation, Mr. Danladi Kifasi said that government has embarked on a number of measures to help manage the economic situation and that one of such measures is an embargo on foreign trainings and international travels by public servants in all Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), including all parastatals, beginning from January 2015.
Source: http://www.ereporter.com.ng/index.php/national-news/item/3051-fg-bans-foreign-trainings-international-travels-by-civil-servants