HND/BSC Dichotomy: Senate abolishes discrimination

The Senate on Wednesday read for the third time and passed a bill seeking to abolish the discrimination between University graduates and Higher National Diploma (HND) holders from polytechnics in the country existing for years.

The decision followed the consideration of the report of the Senate Joint Committee on Establishment and Public Service Matters; and Tertiary Institutions and TETFUND, considered at plenary.

In the report of the Chairman of the Joint Senate Committee, Ibrahim Shekarau, he had stated as thus:

“The enactment of the bill to abolish and prohibit discrimination between First Degrees and Higher National Diploma for the purpose of employment in Nigeria will no doubt free holders of HND from stagnation and ensure balanced treatment with their counterparts from other higher tertiary institutions in Nigeria,” the report stated.