The Federal government has banned all public officials from embarking on
international travels and foreign training using government funds. The ban was
contained in a circular released today February 5th by the office of the head of the
Civil Service of the Federation, Dr Danladi Kifasi.
The circular, titled ‘Restrictions on Foreign Trainings and International Travels by
Public Servants, stated that the move is part of the Federal governments measure to
manage its funds in the face of the current slide in oil price in the international
market.
"Government has embarked on a number of measures to help manage the
situation. One of such measures is an embargo on foreign trainings and
international travels by public servants in all ministries, departments and
agencies, including all parastatals, beginning from January 2015.” the statement
said The statement went further to add that “proposals for participation or
attendance of international conferences, seminars, workshops, study tours,
trainings, presentations of papers, negotiating/signing of memoranda of
understating (MOU) abroad at government expense, shall no longer be allowed
except those that are fully funded by sponsoring /invitation organisations. Public
servants invited for foreign trainings/study tour, conferences by any
organisation, government or other bilateral/multilateral organisation will be
allowed to travel provided that no travel cost, estacode application or any other
cost on government is involved. Local training will continue and, where necessary,
foreign experts may be invited to conduct trainings for which there are no local
experts and requests for international travels is essential and strategic cases
must be strictly justified with evidence of sources of funding.”.
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