From John Adams Minna
The National Examinations Council (NECO) on Saturday succumbed to pressure from the lower chamber of the National Assembly and announced an indefinite postponement of the 2024 Staff Promotion Examination.
The decision of the examination body to centralised the staff promotion examination earlier scheduled to hold on 14th and 15th of February 2024 in Minna, Niger State has generated a lot of reactions due to the security challenges and the high cost of living in the country.
This informed the decision of the lower chamber to wade into the matter and therefore, directed the management of NECO to hold on with the promotion examination.
NECO in a three paragraph statement in Minna on Saturday by the acting Director, Directorate of Information and Digital Communication Mallam Azeez Sani, said the postponement was in compliance with the directive of the Committee on Basic Examination Bodies of the House of Representatives as contained in a letter referenced NASS/HR/10/CT.20/64 dated 9th February, 2024 and signed by the Chairman of the Committee Hon. Oboku Abonsizibe Oforji.
Mallam Sani added in the statement that “with this development, all NECO staff who are due for promotion this year, should note that the exercise has been put on hold indefinitely.”