Rivers captures 44,435 public servants

The Special Assistant to Rivers State Governor on ICT, Mr Ibifuro Asawo, has said the online portal called ‘Rivers State Public Service Management Information System’ RivPuSMiS, has captured 44,435 public servants across 79 ministries and parastatals in the state. Mr Asawo, who spoke with our reporter in Port Harcourt, said the recent biometric exercise conducted […]

The Special Assistant to Rivers State Governor on ICT, Mr Ibifuro Asawo, has said the online portal called ‘Rivers State Public Service Management Information System’ RivPuSMiS, has captured 44,435 public servants across 79 ministries and parastatals in the state.

Mr Asawo, who spoke with our reporter in Port Harcourt, said the recent biometric exercise conducted by the state government through the portal identified 1,031 retirees between January and May this year.

He said the state government developed an online portal called “Rivers State Public Service Management Information System” (RivPuSMiS) which works as a platform to capture the biometrics of public servants and their employment history in order to plan and monitor the public service system.

“Since it came into effect two years ago, the system has successfully captured 44,435 public servants across 79 ministries and parastatals and 1,031 of them identified as retired between January and May this year. Over 19,000 job seekers were trained. The state’s ICT team created RivsJobs, an online portal that serves as a convergence point for employers of labour and jobseekers.

“Upon appropriate research and findings, the Rivers State Jobs (RivJobs) website was developed and deployed as an online platform that connects job seekers with prospective employers.