FCTA begins promotion exercise for over 13,000 civil servants

Promotion exercise for over 13,000 civil servants in the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) and the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) will commence on July 1, 2026.

The Chairman of the FCT Civil Service Commission, Engr. Emeka Ezeh, who made this known in a statement on Wednesday, said the exercise was approved by the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike.

Ezeh said the promotion exercise will be on for a period of ten days, with over 13,000 civil servants participating across 150 cadres and grades.

Ezeh stated: “As part of the Renewed Hope Agenda of Mr President, the Honourable Minister of FCT, Barrister Nyesom Wike, has approved the promotion exercise for over 13,000 FCT Civil Servants for the year 2025.

“The exercise is expected to commence on July 1, 2026 for a period of ten days.”

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Ezeh quoted Wike as further directing the FCT Civil Service Commission to ensure that 2026 promotion is also conducted before the end of the year to ensure all eligible officers are given the opportunity to grow in the service.

Wike directed the commission to work with all relevant agencies of FCTA to ensure a hitch-free exercise such that all issues which arose from the previous exercise do not repeat themselves.

He assured all candidates that arrangements have been concluded to ensure this year exercise is hitch-free, urging participants to be patient during the exercise while wishing them the best of luck in the CBT promotion exercise.

It would be recalled that the FCT Civil Service Commission blazed the trail as the first Civil Service Commission to conduct its promotion exercise by CBT in 2024 barely six months after inauguration in March 2024.