No fewer than 331 senior civil servants have been promoted in the federal civil service, Sunday PUNCH gathered.

The 331 new directors were among the 697 candidates who sat the oral interview on Monday, November 4, 2024.

In May 2024, the Federal Civil Service Commission put out a notice for the year 2024 promotion/evaluation process for senior civil servants on Grade Levels 14, 15 and 16.

Sunday PUNCH reports that the written examination (local leg) took place between August 12 and August 17, 2024.

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On October 11, 2024, the Civil Service Commission invited those who were shortlisted after the written test for an oral interview, while an additional list was released on October 21, 2024.

The list of those who passed the final promotion was unveiled in a final memo signed by the Chairman of the Federal Civil Service Commission, Prof Tunji Olaopa.

“Sequel to the conduct of the Year 2024 Directorate Level Promotion/Evaluation Exercise, the Federal Civil Service Commission has approved the promotion of the following Officers in the Federal Civil Service from Salary Grade Levels 14 to 15, 15 to 16 and 16 to 17 respectively, with effect from January 1, 2024,” Olaopa said in the memo.

In the list sighted by our correspondent, it was revealed that only 331 of the 697 who were shortlisted for the oral interview were promoted.

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