FG Fixes Date For Federal Civil Servants Promotion, Confirmation Examinations

The Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government has fixed dates to conduct the combined promotion/confirmation exams for employees in the federal civil service.

Naija News reports that the date was made known in a statement by the Permanent Secretary, Career Management Office, Dr Marcus Ogunbiyi, on behalf of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Dr Folasade Yemi-Esan.

According to the statement, the exams has been fixed for between Tuesday, August 2 and Friday, August 5, 2022, across Nigeria.

The examination, according to Ogunbiyi, was for federal civil servants from Grade Level One to six, or its equivalent in the public service.

The examinations will be held at state capitals federal government colleges, federal technical colleges, and federal training centres.

While the exams will be held at the Federal Capital Territory in the Government Secondary School, Tundun Wada, Wuse Zone 4, and Government Secondary School, Garki, Area 10.

The statement read, “The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation has approved the conduct of the year 2022 combined confirmation/promotion (COMPROII) examination in the federal public service.

“The Examination has been scheduled to take place throughout the federation between August 2 and August 5, 2022.

“Also, payment of non-refundable examination fee of 3,000 per candidate was approved by the public service examination board.

“The approved venues for the examination in state capitals are the federal government colleges, federal technical colleges, and federal training centres. In respect of the Federal Capital Territory, the venues are Government Secondary School, Tundun Wada, Wuse Zone 4, and Government Secondary School, Garki, Area 10.

“The use of reference books, that is public service rules and financial regulations during examination, which was earlier abolished, has now been approved by the Public Service Examination Board at its 9th meeting.”