Nigeria to Host 5,000 Delegates for Civil Service Conference
No fewer than 5,000 delegates and participants from across Africa and beyond are expected to attend Nigeria’s International Civil Service Conference scheduled to hold in Abuja from June 25 to 26, 2025.
The event is a major highlight of this year’s Nigerian Civil Service Week and Africa Public Service Day celebration, which will run from Friday, June 20 to Saturday, June 28.
This historic conference, themed: “Rejuvenate, Innovate and Accelerate,” will bring together public service leaders, reformers, and stakeholders from across the continent and the wider international community.
It aims to promote innovation, share reform strategies, and strengthen governance systems that are responsive, accountable and citizen-focused.
Speaking during a world press conference in Abuja, the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs. Didi Esther Walson-Jack, described the upcoming week as a defining moment in Nigeria’s journey to reposition its civil service into a modern, development-driven institution capable of regional and international leadership.
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According to her, the 2025 Civil Service Week will feature spiritually uplifting, intellectually engaging, and socially rewarding activities designed to celebrate excellence in public service, deepen reform conversations, and foster unity within the civil service.
Some of the key events include the commissioning of a remodeled reception at the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation; a special Juma’at prayer at the National Mosque; a thanksgiving service at the Family Worship Centre in Wuye, Abuja; a civil servants’ social gathering; an award and recognition ceremony, and a study tour to Abuja by Heads of Civil Service from various states.
Mrs. Walson-Jack emphasized that by hosting this high-level international gathering, Nigeria is reaffirming its leadership role in building a transparent, innovative, and people-centered public service architecture across the African continent.
She further noted that the activities lined up are not only ceremonial but are reflective of a deeper commitment to institutional renewal, human capital development, and the drive toward a 21st-century civil service that delivers efficiently and equitably to the Nigerian people.
