The National Orientation Agency (NOA) has completed its 2026 nationwide promotion examination, marking the second consecutive year of the Computer-Based Testing (CBT) system introduced under the leadership of its Director-General, Lanre Issa-Onilu.
The examination was held on Friday across designated centres and facilitated by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). According to a post shared on the agency’s official X handle, the test commenced at 9:00am and ended at 10:15am.
The exercise was monitored by supervisors drawn from the Office of the Head of Service, JAMB, the Federal Character Commission, and senior officials of the NOA to ensure transparency and compliance with civil service standards.
Reacting to the successful conduct of the examination, the Director of Human Resources Management, Mrs Joanah Ayisola Olowoyo, commended Issa-Onilu for delivering on his pledge to introduce early and more efficient promotion examinations for staff.
She recalled that prior to the CBT innovation, NOA employees were required to travel to different states to participate in promotion tests, a process that was often costly and stressful.
“The introduction of Computer-Based Testing by the current Director-General now allows staff to write their promotion exams within their respective states,” Olowoyo said, adding that the reform would “significantly strengthen professionalism and career development within the Agency.”
Several candidates who participated in the exercise also praised the initiative, noting that it had reduced travel expenses, improved staff welfare and boosted overall productivity.
Since assuming office in October 2023, Issa-Onilu has scrapped the former system that required staff to sit for promotion examinations in selected states within their geo-political zones.
The shift from handwritten examinations to CBT forms part of a broader reform agenda aimed at modernising operations and improving efficiency within the National Orientation Agency.
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