The Federal Government has launched the 2025 Personnel Audit and Skills Gap Analysis (PASGA) Project, an ambitious reform initiative designed to strengthen workforce planning, capacity development, and digital human resource management across the nation’s civil service.
The project, spearheaded by the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (OHCSF), aims to generate a detailed database of federal workers, assessing their skills, roles, and capacity gaps, to guide recruitment, deployment, and training decisions.
According to the OHCSF, PASGA will address longstanding inefficiencies in the civil service by identifying critical skills shortages in key sectors such as ICT, public finance, project management, and data analysis. The data collected will be integrated into the Human Resource Management Information System (HRMIS), a digital platform expected to improve transparency, streamline personnel management, and plug financial leakages caused by redundant or outdated records.
Implementation of PASGA is being coordinated by a Steering Committee chaired by the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Dr. Didi Walson-Jack, and a Project Implementation Committee led by the Permanent Secretary, Common Services Office, Dr. Danjuma Kalba.
Speaking during a sensitisation session in Abuja on Thursday, Dr. Walson-Jack described the project as a “major milestone” in the ongoing Federal Civil Service Strategy and Implementation Plan (FCSSIP), which focuses on innovation, talent optimisation, and institutional excellence.
She emphasised that accurate, up-to-date personnel data is the foundation of effective policy formulation and performance management.
“Through PASGA, we are setting a new standard, one that is transparent, data-based, and performance-oriented. This reform will deliver accurate personnel records, identify existing skills gaps, and support targeted training and redeployment aligned with the evolving needs of government,” she said.
The Head of Service commended the project team and consultants for their coordination and professionalism, describing PASGA as more than an audit but a strategic reform tool for shaping the future of Nigeria’s public administration.
“This exercise is a bold statement of our readiness to build a civil service that is data-driven, merit-based, and future-ready,” Walson-Jack added.