450 civil servants take promotion exam in Abuja

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Friday conducted a computer-based promotion examination for civil servants under the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HoS).

The test, held at Ade-Ola International School in Kubwa, Abuja, saw about 450 candidates in attendance.

Addressing reporters after the exercise, the Director of JAMB’s Abuja zone,  Zainab Hamzat, described the process as seamless.

According to her, 476 staff members were expected to take part in the exam, but only 450 turned up.

The director said: “Everything went well as usual. We call it third party exam. It is a promotion exam for HoS. All their officers sat for the exam for the purpose of promotion.

“We had two sessions – morning and afternoon. In the morning we expected 250 but 232 were present. In the afternoon we expected 226 and eight were absent.
“The exam was smooth. Everything went well.
“The examination was for all the junior staff of HoS. We had immigration officers, fire fighters, civil defence and other paramilitary organisations under HoS for the examination.”

In her remarks, the Director of Ade-Ola International School, Kubwa, Mercy Olaosegbe, commended JAMB for maintaining high standards in the conduct of professional examinations.

She said: “The examination went well. We have all the facilities to conduct this examination. JAMB will not allow you to participate in these exams if your facilities are not up to standard. Because our centre is doing well, we have been participating in third party examination organised by JAMB.”