ZAMBIA PRESIDENT APPROVES LAW EXPANDING PARLIAMENT MONTHS BEFORE ELECTION. (PHOTO).

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 Zambia president approves law expanding parliament months before election Zambia's President Hakainde Hichilema on Thursday signed into law constitutional changes that will expand the country's parliament, Reuters reported. The changes increase the number of members of parliament to around 280 from 167 currently by creating more constituencies, reserving 40 new seats for women, youth and people with disabilities, and allowing the president to appoint 11 members instead of eight previously. Hichilema, who will run for a second presidential term in the August 2026 election, said during a signing ceremony that the changes were being made in good faith and there was adequate consultation. He previously argued that some constituencies were too big for effective service delivery and should be split into smaller ones. Some opposition politicians have criticised the move to increase the number of members of parliament at a time when the country is still emerging from a protracted debt...

17,000 CIVIL SERVANTS ALLEGEDLY DELISTED FROM IPPIS. (PHOTO).


17,000 Civil Servants Allegedly Delisted From IPPIS

Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN) has reassured over 17,000 of its members who were reportedly delisted from the Federal Government’s payroll under the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) to remain calm

The association urged affected civil servants that measures were underway to resolve the situation.

News of the delisting from the IPPIS portal, stemming from their alleged failure to comply with verification exercises spanning over five years, had caused apprehension.

In response to these developments, the National President of ASCSN, Comrade Okon alleged discrepancies in the IPPIS verification process and said that the portal contained names of “personal assistants, special advisers, and, in some cases, ministers who had served in successive governments.”

Comrade Okon told newsmen in Abuja on Wednesday that the verification had occurred five years ago and expressed disappointment that some members, who are genuine civil servants, claimed ignorance of the exercise during its duration.

However, Comrade Okon assured that the association’s leadership had taken action.

He called on those with legitimate complaints, particularly those who had previously completed the online verification on the IPPIS portal, to submit scanned copies of their documents.

The office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation has granted a one-week grace period for affected employees who were mistakenly omitted from the IPPIS portal to submit their documents for updating.

Comrade Okon also appealed to the head of service to consider extending the one-week deadline saying the process could be rigorous, adding that an extension would be a magnanimous gesture on the government’s part.

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