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The Federal government, yesterday ordered the suspension of tenure policy in
the federal civil service. A statement Haruna R. Imrana, the Director of
Communication at the Office of the Head of Civil Service of the
Federation, the suspension is with immediate effect.
The tenure policy which was introduced by former Head of Service, Steve
Oronsaye, prescribed two terms of four years each for permanent
secretaries and an eight-year tenure for directors.
