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NECO postpones 2024 staff promotion exams indefinitely

The postponement was announced in a statement made available to journalists in Abuja on Saturday.

• February 10, 2024
NECO
National Examination Council [PHOTO CREDIT: Independent Newspapers Nigeria]

The management of the National Examinations Council (NECO) has announced the indefinite postponement of the 2024 staff promotion examination earlier scheduled to hold on Feb. 14 and Feb. 15.

The postponement was announced in a statement made available to journalists in Abuja on Saturday by the acting director, directorate of information and digital communication, Azeez Sani.

Mr Sani said the postponement was in compliance with the directive of the committee on basic examination
bodies of the House of Representatives.

He said the directive was contained in a letter with reference NASS/HR/10/CT.20/64 dated Feb 9, 2024 and signed by the chairman of the committee Hon. Oboku Oforji.

“With this development, all NECO Staff who are due for promotion this year, should note that the exercise has been put on hold indefinitely,” he said.

(NAN)

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