The Senate has passed a bill that seeks to end discrimination between First Degrees and Higher National Diplomas (HND).
The bill scaled the third reading on Wednesday, after the lawmakers received and considered the report of the Senate Committee on Tertiary Institutions, which contained six clauses.
The report was presented by the chairman, Ahmad Kaita.
The bill, sponsored by Ayo Akinyelure (PDP, Ondo Central), seeks to resolve the controversy over wage disparity and gross discrimination against HND holders in the public and private sectors of the economy.
It also seeks to promote Nigeria’s technological advancement by encouraging many qualified candidates to pursue polytechnic and technological studies.
In his lead debate during the second reading, Mr Akinyelure had said discrimination against HND holders threatens to ruin the nation’s core policy thrust of evolving a technological and scientifically based society.
Findings, he said, had proved that some polytechnic graduates were, in some cases, better on the field than their university counterparts.
A government employment policy that places degree holders ahead of HND holders without recourse to the skill and ability of the HND holders, thereof, does more harm than good to the nation’s development plans, he said.
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