Administrative Staff College of Nigeria

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Administrative Staff College of Nigeria
Formation1973
HeadquartersBadagry, Lagos State
Website https://ascon.gov.ng/

The Administrative Staff College of Nigeria is a degree awarding institution located at Topo, a town in Badagry, Lagos State, southwestern Nigeria. [1] [2] The college was founded in 1973 by the Federal Government of Nigeria in the Military era as a management development institution for training staff of the civil service. [3] [4]

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