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Re: What Is The Difference Between A Civil Servant And A Public Servant? by SirRoberto(m): 9:12am On Jan 18, 2020
Ourkitchenpalm:
Civil servants are the staff members of Ministries. Eg. Teachers ( under ministry of education).

Public servants are the staff members of corporations. Eg. NNPC, CBN, NTA, etc.
Are you saying a civil servant isn't a public servant too?
Re: What Is The Difference Between A Civil Servant And A Public Servant? by Pacesetter123(m): 9:12am On Jan 18, 2020
supportnija:
Those that steal in million are civil servant and those steal in billion like Senate, president and vice , ministers are public servant.
De guyman wer sabi.
grin grin grin
Re: What Is The Difference Between A Civil Servant And A Public Servant? by fatymore(f): 9:21am On Jan 18, 2020
positivevibez:
look for a pump action and kill that teacher for ruining your life


As if it doesn't total tally with what others wrote.
Some of them googled it undecided
Re: What Is The Difference Between A Civil Servant And A Public Servant? by fatymore(f): 9:22am On Jan 18, 2020
Jarman411:



and you actually paid for school fees that year?
it was free cheesy
Re: What Is The Difference Between A Civil Servant And A Public Servant? by fatymore(f): 9:22am On Jan 18, 2020
Pacesetter123:
Then ur Government teacher was wrong.He is one of de numerous problems we r facing in this country.Failing to lay good academic foundations for de future leaders!
yinmu...
Re: What Is The Difference Between A Civil Servant And A Public Servant? by lonelydora: 9:34am On Jan 18, 2020
Ourkitchenpalm:
Civil servants are the staff members of Ministries. Eg. Teachers ( under ministry of education).

Public servants are the staff members of corporations. Eg. NNPC, CBN, NTA, etc.

They all draw salaries from the public purse
Re: What Is The Difference Between A Civil Servant And A Public Servant? by mechanics(m): 9:39am On Jan 18, 2020
Civil servants are workers employed in the ministries, depts and agencies, while public servants are like all elected workers appointed to rule.
Re: What Is The Difference Between A Civil Servant And A Public Servant? by CHANC: 9:42am On Jan 18, 2020
However, a civil servant can be defined as a bureaucrat hired by the government to work for the public sector. Public servant, on the other hand, is an elected or appointed member of the government for social or public services. This is the main difference between a civil servant and a public servant.
Re: What Is The Difference Between A Civil Servant And A Public Servant? by duchez(m): 9:44am On Jan 18, 2020
The difference is in where they work. Civil servants are those that work in Ministries while Public servants are those that work in Parastatals, Departments, Agencies and Corporations.
Re: What Is The Difference Between A Civil Servant And A Public Servant? by adedayoa2(f): 9:59am On Jan 18, 2020
fados4sure:

Lie
really? Oya write your own na. İ knoe public servants include all the forces and civil servants include ministies, agencies. Write your own view
Re: What Is The Difference Between A Civil Servant And A Public Servant? by excellentj4teal(m): 10:00am On Jan 18, 2020
adedayoa2:
Public servant: airforce, police etc
Civil servant: all mda's
public servants are our uniform men and politicians while civil servants are those in MDAs etc. All civil servants are public servants but not all public servants are civil servants.
Re: What Is The Difference Between A Civil Servant And A Public Servant? by adedayoa2(f): 10:05am On Jan 18, 2020
excellentj4teal:
public servants are our uniform men and politicians while civil servants are those in MDAs etc. All civil servants are public servants but not all public servants are civil servants.
but how e take different from wetin i write?
Re: What Is The Difference Between A Civil Servant And A Public Servant? by cocoedwards: 10:07am On Jan 18, 2020
What of servants that are with Companies, Private establishments, what are called?
Re: What Is The Difference Between A Civil Servant And A Public Servant? by cocoedwards: 10:11am On Jan 18, 2020
The employees/servants(•‿•) of Private establishments, Shell, Unilever, PZ, etc. What are they called?
Re: What Is The Difference Between A Civil Servant And A Public Servant? by arantess: 10:11am On Jan 18, 2020
All civil servants are public servants
All public servants are not civil servants
Re: What Is The Difference Between A Civil Servant And A Public Servant? by drealbobo(m): 10:28am On Jan 18, 2020
Not all public servants are civil servants, but all civil servants are public servants. Simply means dat public servants executes d policy made by d civil servants. E.g of civil servants are those who work in the ministries, e.g of public servants are police, teachers, lasma etc
Re: What Is The Difference Between A Civil Servant And A Public Servant? by femi4: 10:29am On Jan 18, 2020
NaMe4:
Civil servants are individuals employed by the government (Local, State or Federal) and are registered under the Civil Service Commission except those in the Armed Forces.

Public servants are individuals who deliver direct service to the general population. They may be Civil servants or privately employed.
Examples: Elected government officials, Doctors, Nurses, Clergy men, Police Officers.

Best definition so far
Re: What Is The Difference Between A Civil Servant And A Public Servant? by Reference(m): 10:36am On Jan 18, 2020
The civil service is any career path with steps and ladders in the discharge of the duties of government while I believe the public servant has an additional definition, of those who volunteer to serve in various government and non government capacities i.e choose to or not to swear an oath of responsibility to uphold the public good.
Re: What Is The Difference Between A Civil Servant And A Public Servant? by emmasege: 10:45am On Jan 18, 2020
In short, civil servants can also be called public servants whereas public servants are not civil servants.
Re: What Is The Difference Between A Civil Servant And A Public Servant? by ezra1990: 10:45am On Jan 18, 2020
MickzyDonald:
The only differences are civil servant has civil, why public servant has public
Note::--they are both servants
Effect of.......
Re: What Is The Difference Between A Civil Servant And A Public Servant? by West2019(m): 10:49am On Jan 18, 2020
popp:
Greetings to you all.

Please I would like to have a concise different between a Civil Servant and a Public Servant, since they both are like tools through which governmental policies are executed.
public servant can be defined as dey process of working in public servant why civil servant can be defined as a process of civil servant work in Abuja the capital city of Nigeria
Re: What Is The Difference Between A Civil Servant And A Public Servant? by Arjeeni: 10:51am On Jan 18, 2020
[quote author=micolaj post=85888736]To answer this, we have to look at the domain of their assignment.

Beautiful
Re: What Is The Difference Between A Civil Servant And A Public Servant? by stanisbaratheon: 11:07am On Jan 18, 2020
From your definition of both and their roles, one can see clearly that public servants earn more than Civil servants.
Re: What Is The Difference Between A Civil Servant And A Public Servant? by Nobody: 11:09am On Jan 18, 2020
A Civil servant works in the ministry as a bureaucratic officer oiling the machinery of the ministry to serve that particular ministry. His promotion is solely within that ministry along a lateral line.

A public servant works for the government outside of ministry work. For example public schools, hospitals, etc.

Lecturers in a state of federal institutions are not civil servants. They are public servants because they work for the government outside the ministry.

Bureaucratic officers who work directly in the ministry of education are civil servants like the minister or commissioner of education, permanent secretaries, officers of the education board in the ministry and other low level cadres in the ministries.

Same with health sector, works, military and para-miltary outfits of the defence sector etc.

I stand to be corrected, but I think I'm right.
Re: What Is The Difference Between A Civil Servant And A Public Servant? by MickzyDonald: 11:40am On Jan 18, 2020
ezra1990:
Effect of.......

Re: What Is The Difference Between A Civil Servant And A Public Servant? by ReubenE(m): 11:42am On Jan 18, 2020
Minuli:
A civil servant is a government employee that is employed through the Civil Service Commission, while a public servant is any Government worker or employee that is being paid salary or wages with government funds. Therefore a civil servant is a public servant, BUT a public servant is not a civil servant.
God bless you.

Most Nairalanders don't know anything judging from the definitions/explanations given so far, but they are quick to form expertise in Political analysis and foreign affairs.
Re: What Is The Difference Between A Civil Servant And A Public Servant? by ReubenE(m): 11:46am On Jan 18, 2020
FrLukas:
A Civil servant works in the ministry as a bureaucratic officer oiling the machinery of the ministry to serve that particular ministry. His promotion is solely within that ministry along a lateral line.

A public servant works for the government outside of ministry work. For example public schools, hospitals, etc.

Lecturers in a state of federal institutions are not civil servants. They are public servants because they work for the government outside the ministry.

Bureaucratic officers who work directly in the ministry of education are civil servants like the minister or commissioner of education, permanent secretaries, officers of the education board in the ministry and other low level cadres in the ministries.

Same with health sector, works, military and para-miltary outfits of the defence sector etc.

I stand to be corrected, but I think I'm right.
@bold, you're correct sir. Very lucid.

Its very disturbing that most commentators here don't know the distinction between the two terms, as elementary as they are.
But these same people are quick to give expert opinion on foreign affairs on matters in far away China or Cambodia

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Re: What Is The Difference Between A Civil Servant And A Public Servant? by Nobody: 11:50am On Jan 18, 2020
ReubenE:

@bold, you're correct sir. Very lucid.

Its very disturbing that most commentators here don't know the distinction between the two terms, as elementary as they are.
But these same people are quick to give expert opinion on foreign affairs on matters in far away China or Cambodia

Thanks. smiley
Re: What Is The Difference Between A Civil Servant And A Public Servant? by Jones4190(m): 12:40pm On Jan 18, 2020
no different, both of them are servants
Re: What Is The Difference Between A Civil Servant And A Public Servant? by Starz825(m): 1:03pm On Jan 18, 2020
Every body on govt pay roll is a public servant whether local, state level or federal..
But mind you not all public servants are civil servants....the armed forces Ain't civil servants but they are part of the public service family...
Therefore civil servants are mostly ones that works in the govt ministries..state ministries and federal ministries...
The president,
The senators
The governors, ministers, commissioner s, DG, soldiers, navy....all those popular pple you know are public servants...
Civil servants are those that ain't popular..they work under the above mentioned positions

U get?

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Re: What Is The Difference Between A Civil Servant And A Public Servant? by mangojuice(m): 1:13pm On Jan 18, 2020
boss1310:
Buhari is a public servant while a teacher in government school is a civil servant
No sir. A teacher is a public servant same with members of the armed forces
Re: What Is The Difference Between A Civil Servant And A Public Servant? by Nobody: 2:13pm On Jan 18, 2020
Please someone should answer this question

Are police officers civilians

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