By Angela Atabo/Okon Okon
The Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) on Thursday inaugurated the newly introduced workers performance assessment scheme, tagged Performance Management System (PMS)
The News Agency of Nigeria reports PMS replaces Annual Performance Evaluation Report (APER), a form filled manually by civil servants to access their performance for progression.
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The Federal Government had in 2023, introduced the new evaluation system PMS, replacing APER, to assess civil servants’ performances across Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs).
Inaugurating a team to implement the new scheme, Mr Shehu Osidi, Managing Director of FMBN, said its members would serve as mentors, facilitators and advocates for the implementation of PMS in the bank.
Osidi tasked the team called, Performance Management Champions (PMS) to lead by example, inspire others to embrace a growth mindset, set ambitious goals, and continuously seek opportunities for learning and development.
He said the bank recognised the critical importance of performance management and had commenced the journey of ensuring accurate assessment of its workers before they received the circular for PMS.
The FMBN boss commemded the efforts of Dr Folasade Yemi-Esan, the Head of Civil Service of the Federation (HOCSF) for the introduction of PMS and the level of preparedness of each MDAs for the its implementation.
Earlier, Mr Rikko Owitti, who represented Yemi-Esan at the event said the Champions were the eyes of the Office of the HOCSF in all the MDAs, to perfect the implementation of the PMS
Rikko, the Chief Administration Officer (Infrastructure) Performance Management Department, Office of the HOCSF, said the Champions will be at the centre of the whole process and develop job descriptions in various departments.
(NAN)
