{
  "id": 18358148,
  "title": "Olaopa Urges Civil Service Commissions To Brace Up For Future Of Work",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/olaopa-urges-civil-service-commissions-to-brace-up-for-future-of-work",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-05T19:02:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "This Day",
    "slug": "this-day",
    "url": "https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/11/05/olaopa-urges-civil-service-commissions-to-brace-up-for-future-of-work/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Chairman of the Federal Civil Service Commission (FCSC), Prof. Tunji Olaopa, has called on civil service commissions to be prepared for the future of work. Olaopa highlighted the need for civil service commissions to adapt to changing professional expectations, varying perspectives among generations, and the impact of artificial intelligence. He urged these commissions, in partnership with Offices of the Head of Service, to review schemes of service, emerging job requirements, and the skills necessary for efficient government. Olaopa stressed the importance of embracing continuous learning, digital competence, and appropriate leadership behavior. He emphasized that standards upheld, tolerated, and recognized will shape the culture within institutions. The FCSC Chairman also underlined the significance of enhancing implementation, communication, and peer learning, particularly through engagement with the Association of African Public Service Commissions. The leaders gathered in Asaba to address the critical question of repositioning civil service commissions to foster a professional, capable, ethical, and adaptable civil service, capable of meeting national development demands and citizens' expectations. The theme for the meeting, \"Towards a Future-Ready Civil Service: The Role of Institutional Re-engineering, Reputation Management and Culture Change at the Civil Service Commissions in Nigeria,\" provided a framework for answering this question. Olaopa challenged civil service leaders to scrutinize their institutions, the decisions made, and the experiences of the people relying on their services. He noted that the meeting was part of a reform journey initiated in Katsina in 2024, where the council committed to institutional re-engineering and a stronger governance partnership with respective governments, and in Umuahia in 2025, where the council assessed the FCSC Strategic Plan, 2026–2030, focusing on restoring a competent, citizen-focused, and accountable civil service. Asaba was expected to build on this progress by reviewing achievements, addressing unfinished reform tasks, and identifying practical steps for collaboration between federal and state commissions.",
  "summary": "The Chairman of the Federal Civil Service Commission (FCSC), Prof. Tunji Olaopa, has urged civil service commissions to brace up for future of work. Olaopa spoke on Thursday during the",
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}