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Abdulazeez Abubakar
4 weeks ago
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JUST IN: Bill To End HND, BSc Dichotomy Scales Second Reading
A bill to abolish the dichotomy and discrimination between Bachelor’s Degree holders and Higher National Diploma (HND) holders has scaled second reading in the House of Representatives.
According to the Speaker, Tajudeen Abbas, the bill sought to replace HND with Bachelor of Tech so that graduates of polytechnic would be able to compete favourably with other university graduates.
The bill, which was sponsored by a member, Fuad Laguda from Lagos State, also emphasised the importance of technical education.
Speaker Abbas said the position taken by all boards of polytechnics in Nigeria is “the abolition of HND and in place of it to have Bachelor of Technology so that at least graduates of polytechnics will be able to compete with those from universities”.
