NPC trains accountants

<p>The National Productivity Centre has strengthened the capacity of its accounting officers in International Public Sector Accounting Standards.</p>, <p>The Director-General of the centre, Dr Nasir Raji-Mustapha, urged the accounting officers of the centre to be prepared for the task ahead of the centre and give their best to promote productivity in the country.</p>, <p>Raji-Mustapha stated this during the training of accounting officers of the centre drawn from its 18 state offices and headquarters.</p>, <p>He tasked the officers to take advantage of the training by acquiring skills in IPSAS as well as positioned themselves to be a vital part of the productivity improvement activities of the centre. He noted that the accounting officers were important to the deployment of a technique known as the Value-Added Productivity Measurement Technique.</p>, <p>Speaking on behalf of the Accountant General of the Federation, Mrs Elizabeth Osisanwo, congratulated the participant for the opportunity to learn the basics and skills of IPSAS implementation.</p>, <p>She further thanked the director-general of NPC for ensuring that those officers were being exposed to the natty gritty of IPSAS.</p>, <p>The AGF urged the participants to make sure the days and time of training counts in their performance at work.</p>