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Nigeria · Video

Tinubu extends tenures of Immigration and Correctional Service chiefs to 2028

Kemi Nandap of the Immigration Service and Sylvester Nwakuche of the Correctional Service get 18 more months. For Nandap, it is a second extension in under two years.

President Bola Tinubu has extended the tenures of the heads of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) and the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) by 18 months, keeping both in office until mid-2028. The Presidency announced the decision in a statement by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, on Monday, 19 October 2026. The two services touch…

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  1. President Bola Tinubu said on Saturday, 17 October 2026, that federal universities no longer need recruitment waivers from the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation.
  2. He said recruitment now rests with the Federal Ministry of Education and university governing councils, and that tertiary institution staff are moving from IPPIS to GIFMIS.
  3. The Federal Executive Council first approved freeing tertiary institutions from IPPIS and Head of Service approval for recruitment in December 2023.
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Nigeria · 4 min read

Tinubu says federal universities can hire without waivers: what it means for you

President Tinubu says federal universities no longer need the Head of Service's approval to recruit staff, and are moving off IPPIS. Here is what changes for lecturers, job seekers and students.

Federal universities no longer need recruitment waivers from the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation to hire staff, President Bola Tinubu said on Saturday, 17 October 2026, at the maiden convocation of the Federal University of Health Sciences, Azare (FUHSA), in Bauchi State. The President, who is the university's Visitor, was represented by the Executive…

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