Enugu State Government says over 15,000 civil and public servants have been trained on e-governance and digitalisation, to improve productivity.
The Enugu State Head of Service, Dr Godwin Anigbo mni, told newsmen on Sunday in Enugu that the over 15,000 target was achieved after the completion of the 5th batch of the “Enugu State Civil Servants Digital Literacy Programme”..
The HoS said that Gov. Peter Mbah’s administration had given civil and public servants necessary support and innovative-driven vision to meet the state’s economic growth and expansion targets.
He added that training and activities in the one year under review included: participation in the International Civil Service Conference in Abuja and conduct of confirmation/promotion for Clerical Assistants, Messengers, Store Officers etc from Feb. 23 to March 25, 2025.
“Training of Permanent Secretaries on Strategic Policy Alignment and Disruptive Innovation between Feb.10 and Feb. 13, 2026 and a 3-Day Workshop for Directors and Deputy Directors on Fiscal Stewardship, Strategic Oversight and Institutional Integrity in the Era of Disruptive Innovation between March 23 and March 25, 2026.
“Training of Chief Drivers/Mechanics and Plant Operators transferring to Works Superintendent between April 13th and May 6, 2026 and a 3-Day Training of Permanent Secretaries and Directors on Artificial Intelligence (Al) in collaboration with UNESCO between May 26 and May 28, 2026.
“4-Day Training of Administrative Officers on Optimizing Service Delivery and Productivity in a Digital Age between Oct. 28 and Oct. 31, 2025 and a 2-Day Sensitization Workshop for Nodal and Desk Officers SERVICOM service and wide projects.
“Conducted 2025 Senior Management Promotion; Organized 2025 Civil Service Week; documentation of newly-appointed political appointees and newly-employed officers; and monitoring workers attendance Service-wide-MDAs, General Hospitals and Local Government Areas among others,” he said.
Anigbo said that his initiated Public Service Training institute, being established through re-purposing and upgrading of the Staff Development Centre, would not only serve as training institute but also be a policy research, evaluation and think-tank institute.
The HoS noted that the new Staff Clinic at the State Secretariat Complex, which is being established leveraging partnership and corporate social responsibility through the private sector, is close to completion.
“In the period under review, Enugu State participated actively in the 47th Meeting of the National Council on Establishment, Kano 2025 and 48th Meeting of the National Council on Establishment between July 20 and July 24, 2026 in River State.
“My office through the Planning, Research and Statistics (PRS), has maintained the State data base by collecting, compiling, analyzing and updating Nominal Rolls from all the MDAs in the state.
“This exercise would, at the snap of the finger, show the total number of the state work force, where they are posted, and their general status,” he said.
He said that his office is currently coordinating the processing of House Renovation Loans which attracts a maximum of N1 million loan with a low single-digit interest rate of 6 per cent from the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria.
Anigbo added that the loan, which would be given proportionately based on ones salary, had no further attachments to it except that the beneficiary must be a civil or public servant.
“To ensure that every worker justified his/her pay, which the governor has graciously paying above the national minimum wage, we set up a monitoring committee unit in a department.
“The unit is saddled with the responsibility of monitoring of staff attendance in all MDAs in the state; while reports are generated from the field, analyzed and queries are issued to erring officers.
“At other times, their salaries are stopped to serve as a deterrent to others,” he added.
According to him, as Enugu State works towards a $30 billion economy by 2031, we are building a civil/public service that can work faster, use data better, reduce paper-based processes and deliver more efficient public services.
“Under the leadership of His Excellency, Dr Peter Ndubuisi Mbah, we are investing not only in infrastructure, but in the people and institutions required to deliver and sustain Enugu State’s transformation and growth.
“We are building a smarter, resilient, more productive and digital-cum-technological enabled government meant to deliver quality, measurable and impactful services to the people,” he said. Dr Anigbo assumed office on July 18, 2025.
