- Safiu Kehinde
In an effort to ensure transparency and competitiveness, the Federal Government has ordered all Federal Tertiary institutions granted recruitment waivers to publish all vacancies.
The Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, gave the directive a statement issued on Wednesday by the Ministry’s Director of Press and Public Relations, Boriowo Folasade.
According to the statement, Alausa directed all the institutions granted recruitment waivers to publicly advertise the available vacancies in at least one national daily newspaper, on their respective websites, and in other relevant academic and professional journals.
This is said to part of the Ministry’s efforts in ensuring a transparent, open, and competitive recruitment process that offers equal opportunity to all eligible Nigerians.
The Ministry also directed the institutions to submit their recruitment needs for review by the Committee on Waiver and Recruitment.
It however warned against violating the directive as adequate measures have been put in place to ensure compliance.
The statement read in part; “The Honourable Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Tunji Alausa, has directed all Federal Tertiary institutions that have been granted waivers to recruit staff to publicly advertise the available vacancies in at least one national daily newspaper, on their respective websites, and in other relevant academic and professional journals.
“This directive aims to ensure a transparent, open, and competitive recruitment process that offers equal opportunity to all eligible Nigerians.
“This follows the waivers granted to Federal Tertiary Institutions based on submissions made by these institutions concerning their manpower requirements, in line with the Ministry’s commitment to enhancing the capacity of our higher education institutions.
“In addition, all Federal Tertiary Institutions are reminded to submit their recruitment needs to the Ministry for review by the Committee on Waiver and Recruitment.
“The Ministry has put in place adequate mechanisms to ensure compliance and will not hesitate to apply sanctions against any institution that fails to adhere to this directive.
“The Federal Ministry of Education remains firmly dedicated to promoting integrity and fairness in all matters related to the Nigerian higher education system.”