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FIRS Jobs: Only 2% of Applicants Make Final List
With its financial autonomous and improved conditions of service for the staff, the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has become a hot destination for job seekers in Nigeria. The Economic Confidential gathered that only two percent of over 100,000 applicants are successful in a recent recruitment exercise. READ
CAC Crisis Resolved, Jimoh Ibrahim Stays
The staffs of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), has called off the industrial action it embarked on recently just as Bar. Jimoh Ibrahim remains the Chairman of the Commission. READ
Buhari Attacks Jumbo Pay and Presidential Jets
A former military leader, General Mohammad Buhari has condemned jumbo salaries for legislators as well as the procurement of new jets for the Presidency. General Buhari made this known in an interview with a popular online portal, Nigeria Village Square. He said: "There must be some decency in the amount of money public officers are paid." READ
World Bank Commends CBN, Says No Credit Crunch in Nigeria
The World Bank has commended the on-going banking reforms by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and also stated that contrary to perception in certain quarters, there is no evidence of credit crunch in the Nigerian economy. READ
EFCC to Stop Corrupt Politicians In 2011 as it Partners FBI
Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mrs Farida Waziri has insisted that nothing will stop the anti-graft agency from working with other sister organisations to ensure that public office seekers with corruption cases hanging on their neck are denied further access to loot the nation's treasury. READ
Federal Legislators to Empower Vision 2020
A draft bill seeking to make all tiers of government to comply with the Nigeria's Vision 2020 economic development blueprint will soon be on its way to National Assembly for consideration and passage in to law. By the provision of the proposed bill, Minister for national planning would have to verify and endorse all development programmes and plans of all tiers of government to ensure that they are not in conflict with the provisions of the vision before they can be implemented. READ
African Countries to Converge on Accra for Cultural Festival
A new dawn in the revival and promotion of Africa's arts, culture and tourism is in the offing as CultureDigest International magazine, with the support of partners unfolds a 4-day African cultural festival-AfriCultureWeek. The festival was conceived by CultureDigest International magazine as a yearly event in line with the Charter for African Cultural Renaissanc. The festival is scheduled for February 2-6, 2011 in Accra Ghana. READ
Re: 'Senators, Ministers Hijack 524 Jobs in FIRS': Facts
In line with FIRSEA 2007 and the need to address staffing gaps long identified in the Service, the FIRS began taking steps to reposition the Service starting with a placement exercise to align staff to positions within the redefined organization structure of the Service and then a massive recruitment exercise which was concluded in July 2010. The placement exercise was originally to include a competency test administered on all staff of the Service. However, due to staff preference, the test was dropped, albeit with an understanding that all vacancies in the Service would be advertised and be filled by qualified internal staff and external stakeholders or persons. READ
ICT Steers Assessment World – Prof. Ojerinde
The President of the International Association for Educational Assessment (IAEA), Professor Adedibu Ojerinde has admitted that the dynamics in the assessment world have changed fundamentally across the globe. According to him, the Theories, Models, Policies, Principles and Practice of evaluation have under gone a lot of vicissitudes and panel beating with their corollary outcomes which are both positive and negative. READ
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