{"id":827976,"date":"2025-02-18T13:12:08","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T19:12:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/18\/defence-ministry-commends-hocsfs-productive-study-tour-to-singapore\/"},"modified":"2025-02-18T13:12:08","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T19:12:08","slug":"defence-ministry-commends-hocsfs-productive-study-tour-to-singapore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/18\/defence-ministry-commends-hocsfs-productive-study-tour-to-singapore\/","title":{"rendered":"Defence Ministry Commends HoCSF\u2019s Productive Study Tour to Singapore"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prnigeria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG-20250127-WA0021.jpg?fit=939%2C509&#038;ssl=1\" data-caption=\"Nigerian participants at the Civil service College Singapore \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"377\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prnigeria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG-20250127-WA0021.jpg?resize=696%2C377&#038;ssl=1\"   alt=\"Nigerian participants at the Civil service College Singapore\" title=\"Nigerian participants at the Civil service College Singapore\"><\/a><figcaption>Nigerian participants at the Civil service College Singapore <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Defence Ministry Commends HoCSF\u2019s Productive Study Tour to Singapore<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">In a significant move to reform the Nigerian Civil Service and align it with global standards, the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs Didi Esther Walson-Jack, mni, OON, led a distinguished delegation comprising 20 State Heads of Service and select Federal Permanent Secretaries on a study visit to Singapore in January 2025. The four-day programme provided an opportunity to understudy the Singaporean Civil Service, internationally renowned for its efficiency, innovation, and transformative impact on national development.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The intensive study tour focused on key aspects of Singapore\u2019s public service delivery and uncovered critical insights that could redefine the operational framework of Nigeria\u2019s civil service.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">On the final day of the tour, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Defence, Ambassador Gabriel Tanimu Aduda, speaking on behalf of the Federal Permanent Secretaries, highlighted the following key takeaways from the Singaporean model:<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u2022Futuristic Thinking: The Singaporean Civil Service is guided by forward-thinking strategies, anticipating future challenges while ensuring long-term relevance.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u2022 Sense of Community: A deep sense of community fosters collective responsibility for national development, which remains a cornerstone of Singapore\u2019s progress.<\/p>\n<div>\n<h3 id=\"latest-posts-heading\">Read Also:<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u2022 Realism and Resilience: Singapore recognised its resource constraints early and transformed these challenges into opportunities, achieving extraordinary growth despite the absence of natural resources.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u2022 Regulatory Excellence: Regular reviews of policies and regulations ensure continuous improvement in service delivery and operational efficiency.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u2022 Competency-Driven Workforce: Emphasis on a highly skilled and adaptable workforce ensures sustained progress and competitiveness.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Ambassador Aduda commended Mrs Walson-Jack for her visionary leadership in facilitating this groundbreaking initiative. He expressed confidence that the knowledge gained during the study tour would be strategically deployed to enhance service delivery and drive meaningful reforms across Nigeria\u2019s public sector.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cThis study tour is a testament to the government\u2019s commitment to transformative reforms in the civil service. The lessons learnt here will be instrumental in building a world-class public service that fosters innovation, enhances governance, and places citizens at the heart of development,\u201d Amb. Aduda remarked.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">He also reassured the Head of Service that the delegation would ensure the effective application of the knowledge acquired, leveraging these insights to benefit all Nigerians.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The study visit underscores the Nigerian government\u2019s determination to chart a new course for public sector excellence, setting the stage for a more dynamic and citizen-centric civil service that serves as the backbone of national development.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Henshaw Ogubike Mnipr FCAi Fsca Fcpe<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Director, Information and Public Relations<\/p>\n<div>\n<h3>Kidnapped School Children<\/h3>\n<p>Yauri FGC Students, Kebbi  (Freed) <\/p>\n<p>The last victims released spent 707 days from June 17, 2021 &#8211; May 25, 2023<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Baptist School Students, Kaduna (Freed)\n<\/p>\n<p>\nSpent 850 Day from July 5, 2022 to November 2, 2023\n<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Tegina Islamiya Pupils, Niger (Freed) <\/p>\n<p>\nSpent 88 days from May 30, 2021 &#8211; August 26, 2021<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Report By: PRNigeria.com<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/prnigeria.com\/2025\/01\/27\/defence-ministry-commends\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=defence-ministry-commends\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nigerian participants at the Civil service College Singapore Defence Ministry Commends HoCSF\u2019s Productive Study Tour to Singapore In a significant move to reform the Nigerian Civil Service and align it with global standards, the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs Didi Esther Walson-Jack, mni, OON, led a distinguished delegation comprising 20 State<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":827977,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[47388,29019],"tags":[17508,10985],"class_list":{"0":"post-827976","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-defence","8":"category-ministry","9":"tag-defence","10":"tag-ministry"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/827976","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=827976"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/827976\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/827977"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=827976"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=827976"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=827976"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}