The National Examinations Council (NECO) has announced the indefinite postponement of its 2024 staff promotion examination.
As reported by The PUNCH, this decision was conveyed through a statement signed by Azeez Sani, the acting Director of the Directorate of Information and Digital Communication at NECO, in a letter dated February 9, 2024.
In response to a directive from the Committee on Basic Examination Bodies of the House of Representatives, Sani stated, “The Management of the National Examinations Council, NECO, has announced the indefinite postponement of the 2024 Staff Promotion Examination earlier scheduled to hold on 14th and 15th February 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 9th February 2024 and signed by the Chairman of the Committee, Hon. Oboku Abonsizibe Oforji.”
Sani further added, “With this development, all NECO staff who are due for promotion this year should note that the exercise has been put on hold indefinitely.”
The promotion examination, originally slated for February 14 and 15, 2024, in Minna, Niger State, will now be rescheduled at a later date.