Finally, No More Difference Between Bsc/hnd Graduates – FG Announces

– The difference between Bsc/HND graduates has been put to an end by
the federal government
– Winifred Oyo-Ita, the Head of Service of the Federation (HOCSF) on
Sunday, April 22 issued a circular containing the presidency’s resolve on
the age-long disparity
– The Nigerian Association of Technologists in Engineering (NATE) urged
government at all levels to set up monitoring groups to see that the
decision is implemented
Beneficiaries of President Muhammadu Buhari’s cancellation of the
difference between university and polytechnic graduates in the civil
service have praised him for his actions.
While the disparity had before now restricted polytechnic graduates to
certain Salary Grade Level (SGL) in the civil service, it took the
intervention of the National Council on Establishment (NCE) to address
and solve the issue in their favour, Daily Trust reports.
Winifred Oyo-Ita, the Head of Service of the Federation (HOCSF), in a
statement dated Monday, March 26, relayed the the decision of the NCE
to all concerned and solicited their support for implementation.
The circular indicated that NCE approved entry point of SGL 08 for HND
holders in the civil service. It also encouraged serving HND officers to
fulfil all specified conditions as contained in scheme of service and extant
rules for career progression beyond SGL 14.
Ahmad Yabagi, the head of the umbrella body of the beneficiaries, the
Nigerian Association of Technologists in Engineering (NATE), informed
journalists on Sunday, April 22 in Abuja, that the decision has paved the
way for career building.
Yabagi said: “We are glad that this monster called dichotomy that has
been a big threat to the development of technology in Nigeria has been
defeated. NATE has therefore resolved to support and partner with the
Federal Government in the quest to bequeath entrepreneurial skills to
Nigerian youths as a means to turn around the economic fortune of
Nigeria.”
Yabagi, however, advised all government agencies to see that the resolve
contained in the circular is implemented throughout the country.
Meanwhile, NAIJ.com reported that Dr Ramon Adedoyin, the executive
chairman of the Polytechnic, Ile-Ife, had called for the outright scrapping
of the Higher National Diploma (HND) programme, and its replacement
with a Bachelor’s degree in Technology, as obtainable in advanced
countries.
Adedoyin made his comments during a chat with newsmen; against the
backdrop of the federal government’s recent removal of the dichotomy
between the holders of HND and university degrees.
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