FG to establish productivity units in all MDAS nationwide

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris  Ngige has disclosed that the present administration is set  to  establish  Productivity Units in all Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAS) in the Country, as directed by President Muhammadu Buhari  in his address at the occasion marking the observance of National Productivity Day in  August.  The Minister stated […]

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris  Ngige has disclosed that the present administration is set  to  establish  Productivity Units in all Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAS) in the Country, as directed by President Muhammadu Buhari  in his address at the occasion marking the observance of National Productivity Day in  August.
 The Minister stated this in Abuja  when he declared open a  Productivity Awareness lecture for middle cadre (Grade levels 07 – 12) officers who constitute the  target group that handle major functions in the Ministry and in the Public Sector.
Senator Ngige stressed that the awareness lecture is very important and dear to his Ministry because of its bearing on the success of the change mantra of President Muhammadu Buhari’s Administration.
He said, “We are living in a time of change. The public service must improve its productivity in order to achieve growth and vitalize the Nigerian economy against the backdrop of accelerating globalization and International Competitiveness, exponential increase in the unemployment rate and the dwindling oil revenues.”
He said that the Federal Government has continued to invest heavily on reform programmes directed at transforming the public service to tackle head-on the various challenges that have threatened our survival as a nation, impaired our productive growth and denied us the full dividends of democracy.
In his address, the Director-General National Productivity Centre Alhaji Kashim Yunusa Akor noted that presentation of the lecture which has been designed for all Ministries, Department and Agencies (MDAs) is predicated on the need to sharpen the skills and competences of the human resources in the public service for improved productivity and efficient service delivery.