65 Directors did not meet the cut-off mark at the ongoing promotion examination for the position of Permanent Secretary in Nigeria.
According to the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HOS), Dr Folasade Yemi-Esan, only 20 directors out of 85 initially invited to write promotion examination to the post of Permanent Secretary in the federal civil service passed the examination.
Also, Esan said out of 85 candidates, four of them did not show up for the examination perhaps over fear of failing.
While commenting on the development, Director of Communications, M.A Ahmed, Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation, OHCSF, said the candidates only needed to score a minimum of 50% before proceeding to the next stage of the examination.
Ahmed further revealed that only 20 candidates qualified for the Information Communication Technology (ICT) proficiency test.
