someone should explain this to me.

People are shouting good development up an down.

Galadimat:
Nigeria Scraps Award of HND Certificates by Polytechnics – The Federal Executive Council (FEC) yesterday approved a comprehensive reform of Nigeria’s tertiary education system, scrapping the award of the Higher National Diploma (HND) by the nation’s polytechnics.
In effect, the award of the HND will be limited to only the students currently admitted for the programmes.
Also, all the programmes currently being run by the polytechnics, which are not technology-based, and which are about 70 per cent, will be scrapped.
Under the new rule, the polytechnics will now become campuses of the proximate universities with the Vice Chancellors of those universities appointing provosts for the polytechnics, subject to the ratification of the Universities Councils.
The polytechnics will now be limited to award of the National Diploma (ND) while those desirous of further education will be awarded the Bachelor of Technology (B. Tech) by the proximate university.
To kick-start the new policy, the nation’s two most prominent polytechnics – Yaba College of Technology and Kaduna Polytechnic – will henceforth be known as City University of Technology, Yaba and City University of Technology, Kaduna.
And to give legal teeth to these approvals, the FEC approved the submission of two Executive bills to the National Assembly for enactment into law.
With education being on the concurrent list, the states may wish to consolidate their tertiary institutions. But if they do not wish to follow the federal example, their programmes will continue to be regulated by the relevant agencies of the Federal Ministry of Education.
The first bill will concretise the setting up of the two city universities while the second will approve the preparation and consolidation of all federal polytechnics and colleges of education as campuses of proximate universities.
The Ministry of Justice will do the preparation and submission of the two bills to the National Assembly.
Minister of Education, Mall. Adamu, told journalists after the weekly meeting of the council that under the reform measures, her ministry would, however, continue to licence private polytechnics and colleges of education for the award of qualification at ND and National Certificate in Education (NCE) levels.
She said: “There will be no more award of HND.
After we have exhausted the current students under the programme, there will be no more award of HND. This means that there will be no fresh admission for HND programmes. And in addition, any programme that is not technical will be out of the polytechnics. About 70 per cent of polytechnic graduates are in the non-technical courses. It is going to be a rigorous implementation programme.”
A ministerial committee to ensure the smooth implementation of all that is required for the take-off of the reform initiatives is to begin work immediately.
Mall. Adamu said: “The HND certificate will remain a legal tender in Nigeria and holders of such certificate will continue to be recognised as the equivalent of first degree holders without discriminatory remunerations and limit to progression in the work place.
The NCE certificate will be retained as the minimum teaching qualification at the basic level of education. Any higher qualifications by these private or state-owned polytechnics will be only affiliation with a university. So, HND is no longer in existence, but existing HND will be respected and considered legal tender.”
The council also approved the Federal Government’s formal take-over of the Waziri Umaru Polytechnic, Birnin Kebbi, which will be the College of Technology campus of the Othman Dan Fodio University, Sokoto, as well as the Hussein Adamu Polytechnic, Kazaure, Bauchi, which will be a College of Technology of the proximate university in the state.
Also, the Alvan Ikoku College of Education, Owerri, Imo State, has been taken over as a campus of the Federal University of Technology, Owerri.
A state that had never had any federal institution, like Bayelsa, is to have a College of Technology as a campus of the College of Technology of the University of Port Harcourt.

https://www.financialwatchngr.com/2018/06/05/nigeria-scraps-award-of-hnd-certificates-by-polytechnics/amp/

Staled news.. Na so them dey talk since I enter poly in 2012

WAsu

Brilliant

In SouthAfrica, B.Tech is what we know as HND.

As for those claiming all Federal Universities of Technology award B.Tech, does FUTO award B.Tech too?

WHAT ABOUT THE NATION'S PIONEER POLYTECHNIC,AUCHI POLYTECHNIC?
What a tribal nation!

I hope this ends the disparity for good

shankara7:
Adamu Adamu is a confused goat.

Unfortunately you are the confused goat

Those with B.Tech had 5years of education in a University of TECHNOLOGY.

How do you equate that B.Tech and this other B.Tech that is to be awarded instead of HND?

Firmjudge:


All Federal University of Technology issue a B.tech certificate which is usually or often rated above Bsc.
I guess you never knew.

Lesson 1: Don't ever rush to comment.

He asked a question (however u see it) and you have provided an answer.

That's a good one there.Waiting for the acceptance of the proximate universities. We just hope there'll be no confusion.

B.Tech is 5 years in any University of Technology (exclusive to Federal?)
B.Sc is 4 years in any university
Now Polytechnics should be B.sc equivalent not B.tech. Its uncool for we B.Tech holders be paired with Polytechnics.

Jackossky:
So, what's the difference between B. Tech and HND.
We can just simply say, certificate changed name.
So, it will still face the same discrimination.
Do you remember when NEPA was changed to PHCN?
What's the difference between the two?

no diff. This change of name nd reform will definitely complicate matters

Will saraki guys pass it in d next 5years?

Old News! Was there FEC meeting yesterday?

They did this years back but it didn't c the light of day

until this ia achieve sha.

lies unlimited.... FEC is not held on Tuesday.... I have read this lie before.

Yankiss:


Rated higher than B.Sc. by who?? Say what you know. I obtained B.Sc. Engineering in five years.

u got B.ENG not B. SC.. after 5yrs u dont know wat ur graduated with.. sad

Confused state of Nigeria.

What problem is this going to solve ?

instead in my opinion for them to reduce the number of conventional Universities and strengthen Universities of technologies and Polytechnics to empower the middle class and drive the country through technological innovation and development.

well, they've actually succeeded in demoralizing polytechnic graduates from now henceforth..........and i doubt if this myopic reforms will hold water.

Wow! This is cheering and awesome!!!

Nice move by the FEC because the kind of discrimination polytechnic graduates face in some private establishment is really alarming. The problem now might be that it will become hard for those that have gotten their OND to get admitted to further in the B.tech category. Let hope this reformation in the tertiary institution works for the best.

shankara7:
Adamu Adamu is a confused goat.

You didn't even go through it, you are posting rubbish. So Sad fella

Jackossky :

Do you remember when NEPA was changed to PHCN?
What's the difference between the two?

Still No Light

Fran6ik:
u got B.ENG not B. SC.. after 5yrs u dont know wat ur graduated with.. sad

Lol. Unilag awards B.Sc.( Engineering) in other words B.Sc.While other schools award B. Eng. Got the drift?

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With Bachelor Degree holders as lecturers? Ptffffffff

Fran6ik:
u got B.ENG not B. SC.. after 5yrs u dont know wat ur graduated with.. sad

So sad bro. B.sc ENG? Lol.

Galadimat:


how can u compare B TECH with HND. It takes good 5 years to obtain the former in any university of technology and its rated higher than BSC.

Who told you this lie?

directonpc:
rated higher than BSc only in Nigeria. Outside here a physicist is more respected than an engineer.

If not for the fact that the Nigerian educational system is in such a precarious position with zero or no support for scientific researches. Why should engineering be rated higher than those pure sciences in the first instance

Jackossky:
So, what's the difference between B. Tech and HND.
We can just simply say, certificate changed name.
So, it will still face the same discrimination.
Do you remember when NEPA was changed to PHCN?
What's the difference between the two?

OLODO