THE CIVIL SERVICE AND CONTEMPORARY CHALLENGES IN NIGERIA
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2015
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Department of Public Administration
Abstract
Civil service is the government workforce that covers all the ministries and the
departments of the state and people who work in them in the formulation and
implementation of policies and programmes. It is against this background that the
paper examines the contemporary challenges of civil service in Nigeria. It is relevant
to stress that the Nigerian Civil Service has become so tolerant that a considerable
number of civil servants get themselves involved in politics which in turn is making
the Service lose its actual essence. The paper therefore concludes that challenges
facing the Nigerian Civil Service are poor attitude to work by civil servants, poor
remuneration, indiscipline, undue politicization/political interference, corruption,
ineffective service delivery among others. Hence, it is recommended that
government, as a matter of concern, should deploy ways in which civil servants can
be properly remunerated and serious matters relating to bribery and corruption
should be treated with high sense of responsibility and accountability.
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Civil Service, Civil Servant, Corruption
Citation
1. Ameen, A.O., Orire, M.M. & Akindele I.T. (2015): The Civil service and contemporary challenges in Nigeria. Ilorin journal of Administration and Development (IJAD). 1(1); 53 – 61, Published by the Department of Public Administration, University of Ilorin.