President Bola Tinubu has approved the renewal of tenure for three Permanent Secretaries in the Federal Civil Service, in accordance with extant public service rules.
The affected officials are Ms. Kachallom Shangti Daju (Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare), Mrs. Beatrice Jedy-Agba (Solicitor-General of the Federation and Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Justice), and Dr. Mary Ada Ogbe (Ministry of Regional Development).
According to a statement on Friday by Mrs. Eno Olotu, Director of Press and Public Relations in the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, the approval takes effect from 27th April 2026. This marks the second and final four-year term for the officials.
The statement confirmed that the renewal adheres to Public Service Rule (PSR) 020909, which allows Permanent Secretaries an initial four-year term, with eligibility for a further four-year term based on satisfactory performance.
Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs. Didi Esther Walson-Jack, congratulated the Permanent Secretaries on their reappointment. She urged them to view the renewed mandate as a call to heightened dedication and excellence, charging them to leverage their vast experience for effective national service delivery.
Dele Fashomi, seasoned journalist and communication teacher, is a holder of Master of Arts degree in Communication and Language Arts from the University of Ibadan in 1992/93.
Earlier, he had bagged a Bachelor degree from the same university in 1984, after which he proceeded to the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Lagos, in 1990, for a postgraduate diploma in Journalism.
He had done many courses in communication, including the EU-BBC Editing Course in 2002.
Mr. Fashomi combines effectively the practice, research and teaching of communication. And to date, he has published two academic works in communication: Issues in Communication Technology and Policy (2010) and Economic and Social Issues in Advertising and PR (2013).
He had his first break in the Nigerian media in Concord Newspapers in 1990 and today, he has over two and half decades experience earned in several newspapers.
He has been part of many start-ups, such as The Republic (1987), The Comet (1999), The Anchor 2001 – 2002; Sun Newspapers (2003); Westerner newsmagazine (2005 – 2010) as Editor; National Life (2011) as Sunday Editor, and Newswatch Newspapers (2012- 2016) as Daily Editor.
Dele Fashomi is now the Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of Newstide247.com newspaper online, which he started in July 2015. He is also into biography writing, with many books in his trail, some of which he wrote alone and one he co- authored with his mentor, Mr Dare Babarinsa, entitled: Olabiyi Durojaiye – DARE TO BE DiFFERENT. He also guided and collaborated with Pa Olatunji Odusanya in writing his autobiography – AGAINST ALL ODDS. There are many other books in the works under his pen.
