NECO postpones 2024 staff promotion exam

The National Examinations Council (NECO) has indefinitely postponed its 2024 staff promotion examination following a directive received from the House of Representatives Committee on Basic Education.

NECO announced the postponement in a statement signed by its acting director, Directorate of Information and Digital Communication, Azeez Sani, on Saturday.

The decision to delay the examination was made in compliance with the directive from the House of Representatives Committee on Basic Education.

It reads in full: “The Management of the National Examinations Council (NECO) has announced the indefinite postponement of the 2024 Staff Promotion Examination earlier scheduled to hold on February 14th and 15th, 2024, in Minna, Niger State.

The postponement is 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 February 9, 2024, and signed by the Chairman of the Committee, Hon. Oboku Abonsizibe 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.”

 

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