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From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja
As part of activities marking President Bola Tinubu’s third year in office, Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike has approved the promotion of 3,592 civil servants after the conclusion of the 2025 promotion exercise conducted by the FCT Civil Service Commission.
The commission carried out promotion examinations for senior officers between July 1 and July 3, while junior staff sat for theirs on July 10, the commission’s chairman, Emeka Ezeh, said on Wednesday.
Ezeh described the approval as “a demonstration of the Federal Capital Territory Administration’s commitment to staff welfare in line with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda.” He commended Wike for the support that enabled the commission to “carry out its statutory responsibilities smoothly and efficiently.”
The promotions come amid a flurry of projects commissioned across the FCT between June 8 and July 17, 2026, when the territory marked the president’s third anniversary with the commissioning and flag-off of more than 30 projects.
Ezeh said Wike has also directed the commission to commence the 2026 promotion exercise immediately to ensure eligible officers are promoted “as and when due, without unnecessary delays.”
“Under this administration, it is a priority that FCT workers get promoted as and when due,” Ezeh said. “This is to compliment the tremendous work that the FCT Minister is doing in infrastructural development of the Territory, and for us, the workers will not be left out in the celebrations marking the 3rd anniversary of Mr President.”
He added that the directive “reflects the administration’s determination to complement the ongoing infrastructural transformation across the Federal Capital Territory with improved staff welfare and career development,” and noted the move would help civil servants “benefit from the achievements being recorded under the Tinubu administration as it marks its third anniversary.”
Ezeh praised FCT civil servants for their “peaceful and orderly conduct” during the 2025 promotion exercise, and urged prospective participants in 2026 to maintain “the same level of discipline and professionalism.” He also thanked the leadership of the Joint Union Action Committee (JUAC) for its cooperation, which he said contributed to the smooth conduct of the exercise.
Advising prospective candidates, Ezeh reminded them that promotion in the FCT Civil Service “is merit-based, highly competitive, and subject to the availability of vacancies,” and encouraged them to begin preparations early.
