FG To Scrap HND Dichotomy, Grant Polytechnics Degree-Awarding Powers

The Federal Government has announced plans to abolish the long-standing Higher National Diploma (HND) dichotomy by empowering polytechnics to award degrees, marking a major policy shift aimed at repositioning technical and vocational education as a catalyst for national development. The Minister of Education disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja while addressing a high-level retreat involving…

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FG, ASUU SIGN NEW AGREEMENT TO END STRIKES, STABILISE UNIVERSITY EDUCATION

The Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) have signed and unveiled a new agreement aimed at improving the quality of Nigeria’s university education system and ensuring long-term industrial stability. The agreement, which replaces the long-standing 2009 ASUU–FG pact, was formally signed on Wednesday at the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) Conference…

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