COVID-19: Lagos postpones 2020 workers’ promotional exam

Some of the blind UTME candidates in the exam hall at the University of Lagos, Akoka, …on Saturday. Photo: Tunbosun Ogundare

The Lagos State government has postponed its promotional exam for all categories of workers in its employ indefinitely.

The exam known as Public Service Examination had earlier been fixed for between Tuesday, April 7th, and Tuesday, April 14th.

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The Director of State’s Examinations Board, Supo Gbadegesin, who announced the postponement in a statement made available to newsmen on Tuesday, said the postponement was because of the suspension of government normal activities and programmes following the outbreak and spread of coronavirus pandemic in the country.

He said a new date would be announced but after normalcy had returned and approval given by appropriate authorities.

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