Can exams test true competence of civil servants? - The Nation Newspaper thenationonlineng.net - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thenationonlineng.net Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Some senior federal civil servants have expressed displeasure over the portrayal of directors as incompetent after the recent release of examination results for the position of permanent secretaries. The senior civil servants criticised a comment attributed to the Head of Civil Service of the Federation (HOS), Mrs Folasade Yemi-Esan, that only 20 directors out of 85 initially invited to take the promotion examination to the rank of Permanent Secretary scaled through the exercise.
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A civil society organisation, the Centre for Public Accountability (CPA) has highlighted several irregularities which marred the recently conducted promotion exams from the Directorship cadre to Permanent Secretary cadre of the Nigerian civil service. The CPA, which called on President Bola Tinubu to cancel and review the exercise, alleged that the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HOCSF), Folasade Yemi-Esan, unduly influenced the exercise and attempted to plant her stooges in strategic places in the outcome of the exams.
The Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF) has announced that Lonzo Nzekwe's crime thriller "Orah" will be the opening night film for its 12th - BellaNaija.com. October 27, 2023