FG Scraps HND, Merges Polytechnics with Universities.
The
Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the scrapping of the award
of the Higher National Diploma (HND) by polytechnics in the country. See more . . .
Thus,
the Federal Government has restricted the award to only the students
currently on admission for the various programmes country in a move the
Minister of Education, Dr. Adamu Adamu stated forms part of the
comprehensive reform of the tertiary education sector.
MYNAIJAINFO
has gathered information also that the Federal Government is set to
scrap programmes currently being run by the polytechnics, which are not
technology-based.
According
to the minister, under the new rule, the polytechnics will now become
campuses of the proximate universities with the Vice Chancellors of
those universities appointing provosts for the polytechnics, subject to
the ratification of the Universities’ Councils.
Dr
Adamu stated that with the new arrangement, polytechnics will now be
limited to award of the National Diploma (ND) while those desirous of
further education will be awarded the Bachelor of Technology (B. Tech)
by the proximate university.
He
stated that two most polytechnics – Yaba College of Technology and
Kaduna Polytechnic, will change their nomenclature as they would now be
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