xSenate president Ahmad Lawan said the passage of the bill will serve as a motivation to HND holders from polytechnics. “This particular (HND discrimination) issue has been on the front burner for a long time,” Lawan said during Wednesday’s plenary. xIt also seeks to promote Nigeria’s technological advancement by encouraging many qualified candidates to pursue polytechnic and technological studies. Akinyelure said the discrimination against HND holders threatens to ruin the nation’s core policy thrust of evolving a technological and scientifically based society. “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,” Akinyelure said.

Source: The Guardian June 02, 2021 13:18 UTC