The Federal Government through the Office of the Head of Service of the Federation (OHCSF) has debunked the insinuation making the rounds that it has stopped the reimbursement of students or graduates undergoing internship programmes in the service.
The Director of Public Affairs at OHCSF, Mr. AbdulGaniyu Aminu, in a statement made available to the media over the weekend, said:
“The attention of the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation has been drawn to publications making the rounds on social media platforms with regard to the establishment circular on an internship programme in civil service.”
He said it has therefore become imperative to make the corrective clarifications and put the record straight for every stakeholder.
According to him, the circular does not in any way suggest or prescribe the discontinuance of remuneration, salaries and earned allowances for interns as being speculated
Moreover, he added that the internship is a period of work experience offered by an organization for a specified period of time.
Aminu, said: “Internship is typically undertaken by students and fresh graduates to gain relevant skills in a particular field before being admitted as practitioners of the particular profession
“The schemes of service details the requirements for full employment and career progression within the Civil/Public Service.
“It is important to reiterate that the circular does not seek to alter the wage structures of the internship programmes of different professions.”