Update from

The House of Representatives has finally approved a bill that will eliminate the discrimination between BSC and HND holders in employment in Nigeria.

The House, in a committee of the whole, considered the report and approved the recommendation, awaiting third reading and final passage.

The bill stipulates a fine of N1 million for anybody or institution in the country to go against the provisions of the law.

The dichotomy between first degree and HND has been on the front burner of national discourse for a long time especially when it comes to employment.

Femi Gbajabiamila, speaker of the house said, "The bill will put an end to all forms of discriminations and or dichotomy between first degree and Higher National Diploma for the purpose of employment, transfer of service, the conversation of cadre, career progression, promotion and in other related issues in the public and private sectors of the Nigerian economy.”

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For now, this may be in order, but the long term solution would be to change the curriculum of HND and lower the duration to 3 years max. There is actually no where in the world where BSc. & HND are really the same.

In the UK right now, OND is 1 year and HND is 1 year and it's obvious we tailored our educational system to theirs, albeit, improperly.

OND should be 18 months and HND 18 months in Nigeria so that people automatically don't compare it to BSc. which takes 4-5 years to complete. HND is for technical education, remove the jargons in the curriculum and let them focus on practical.

Nigeria as a country is degenerating every day.

Imagine comparing Diploma with a Bachelor's Degree.

They'll always find a way of turning things upside down.

Ok

Govt gave room for all this descrimination right from begining,even homes with pass in bsc still boost better certificate than distinction (hbd),where as some college of education are give there delusional certificate called bsc magine that