UNIABUJA Vice-Chancellor Leads Delegation on Strategic Courtesy Visit to Head of Civil Service

The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Abuja (UniAbuja), Professor Hakeem Babatunde Fawehinmi, led a high-level delegation from the institution and the University of Abuja Business School (UABS) on a strategic courtesy visit to the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs. Didi Esther Walson-Jack, today, Thursday, 11th June 2026.

The high-profile meeting, held at the Federal Secretariat complex, was established to explore critical areas of mutual collaboration focused on driving civil service reforms and enhancing human resource professionalism across Nigeria's public sector.Fostering Public-Sector SynergiesDuring the interaction, Professor Fawehinmi emphasized the vital role of academic institutions in providing empirical research, specialized training, and capacity-building frameworks to modernise public administration.

He noted that the University of Abuja Business School is uniquely positioned to offer tailored executive programmes, administrative diagnostic tools, and professional certifications designed to optimize the efficiency of civil servants nationwide.Key objectives of the proposed partnership include:Civil Service Reforms: Implementing data-driven academic research to streamline bureaucratic processes and institutional governance.

Human Resource Professionalism: Designing advanced administrative training tracks to upskill federal workers in line with global best practices.Policy Collaboration: Creating a continuous feedback loop between university researchers and public policy executors.Institutional Support and CommitmentIn her response, the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs. Didi Esther Walson-Jack, commended the Vice-Chancellor and his team for their proactive institutional vision.

She reiterated her office's commitment to continuous learning and strategic transformations, noting that collaborating with local ivory towers like UniAbuja is central to building a world-class, digitally compliant, and highly professional public workforce.The visit concluded with commitment from both parties to establish a technical working committee to draft a formal Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to institutionalize the training and reform frameworks.