FG approves abolition of HND/BSc dichotomy
vanguardngr.com May 14, 2019 6:37 PM
By Omeiza Ajayi
ABUJA – The Civil Defence, Fire, Immigration and Prisons Services Board CDFIPB has approved the abolition of dichotomy between holders of Bachelor’s Degree and Higher National Diploma in the Services under the Ministry of Interior.



This was contained in a statement issued Tuesday in Abuja and signed by the Secretary of the board Mallam
AI-Sassan S. Yakmut.
“The Board chaired by the Honourable Minister of Interior, retired Gen. Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau gave the approval at the Board‘s meeting held between 9th and 10th May, 2019 in Abuja.

“Consequently, a Technical Committee was immediately set up to work out modalities for the Implementation including the harmonization of ranks in accordance with the abolition”, the statement said.

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The meeting also approved the recruitment of 2,200 candidates into the Federal Fire Service, and 7,475 candidates into the Nigeria Prisons Service.

“General Dambazau wishes the candidates a successful career in the services and pledges commitment of the Board to ensuring adequate pre-deployment training”, the statement added.



FG abolishes BSc/HND dichotomy in paramilitary services

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But in all sincerity both are not same.

Nice move if truly it works out.

How many times would they abolish this thing?

Unserious government!

MrMash:
But in all sincerity both are not same.

That's true


But due to the fact that we do not have a thriving industrial sector.....

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Fine but with fact bro!

MrMash:
But in all sincerity both are not same.

We believe in paper so much rather than productivity and output

very good.... this was actually the reason why i had to transfer to a University after my ond at a polytechnic

Should we pretend like they are same? The dichotomy explains the concept of specialization and division of labour in many sectors.

Congratulations to all stake holders, but it's more of a mindset. For me we are all graduations, bsc,msc, college of education. All are called "higher institutions "

MrMash:
But in all sincerity both are not same.

Please educate us.

upon all ajepako, lalasticlala, lankybaby, folake4u, mynd44, vickyrotex, dominque, fatymore, seun,funkeshugar and funjosh no get any of them. Na school cert holders dem be, still struggling to gain admission into university

dingbang:
We believe in paper so much rather than productivity and output

A university degree is not a paper! taken nothing away from the polytechnic graduates, with all their skills they still need someone who understands the theories that drive the practice and that is why, university graduates should always have an edge. Without theories there's no productivity.
Have you taken a careful examination of polytechnic graduate writing skills?

Naruto87:
Congratulations to all stake holders, but it's more of a mindset. For me we are all graduations, bsc,msc, college of education. All are called "higher institutions "

*graduate




Maybe an auto-correct.


*Modified


Pls recheck your post. What do you mean by "Bsc, Msc are all called "higher institutions" "

The real Heading

FG abolishes BSc/HND dichotomy in paramilitary services

At last sense don fall on FG ... nonsense ... Naija gives more priority to certificate over what you can offer

The only reason I support this is because of the polytechnics that are way better than some universities eg Yabatech Vs ABU.

kittykollinxx:


A university degree is not a paper! taken nothing away from the polytechnic graduates, with all their skills they still need someone who understands the theories that drive the practice and that is why, university graduates should always have an edge. Without theories there's no productivity.
Have you taken a careful examination of polytechnic graduate writing skills?

It’s relative. Some, and I would say quite a lot, of graduates from Nigerian Universities too cannot even write application letters. Punctuations are so bad - and they are even bereft of Skills needed by employers these days.

Truth is, many Nigerian graduates are unemployable: largely due to the obsolete system of education though - Polytechnic or University alike.

But the discrimination is not in Knowledge - it’s in the ranks and remuneration structure. It’s a subtle way of influencing prospective students to apply to Polytechnics as well - which would at least reduce the huge population seeking a University degree.

If you ask me - it’s a good thing. But overhaul all the curriculums for courses in the UNI and Polys already- it’s not 21st century like!

So HND graduate should stop doing postgraduate diploma again before Msc.

kittykollinxx:


A university degree is not a paper! taken nothing away from the polytechnic graduates, with all their skills they still need someone who understands the theories that drive the practice and that is why, university graduates should always have an edge. Without theories there's no productivity.
Have you taken a careful examination of polytechnic graduate writing skills?

we believe so much in paper rather than productivity. What is written is written bro

demoBaba:



Please educate us.

The difference is hard to miss .

Try teaching both an entirely new thing and see who learns faster.

It would be a crime to pay both same salary .

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all I know is thier salary and ranks will be d same, most polytechnic students are better than university students.....university is overrated

Upon all the school... Nigeria is not going forward. HND should be left where it is. In fact more Nigerians should be pushed to pass through polytechnics so they learn a skill for 2yrs before going on to earn BSC since most are useless to themselves after graduation anyway.

As for the useless professors who are just feeding fat on government wages without publishing any research at least biannually, they should be sacked. We have too many people with useless degrees where they cram/cheat through school and cannot apply their knowledge in any capacity.