The Federal Government has abolished the dichotomy between holders of Barchelor’s Degree and those with Higher National Diploma, HND, in all the Services under the Ministry of Interior.
The agencies affected are the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Nigeria Immigration Service, Nigeria Prisons Service and Federal Fire Service.
Hitherto, personnel with HND certificate were employed into the Inspectorate cadre, while their colleagues with Barchelor’s Degree certificate were in the Superintendent cadre.
With the new policy, HND holders would now be moved from the Inspectorate cadre to Superintendent cadre without obtaining any degree certificate.
Confirming the development in a statement on Tuesday, the Secretary to the Civil Defence, Fire, Immigration and Prisons Services Board (CDFIPB), Al-Hassan Yakmut said the approval was given after the board’s meeting on 9th and 10th of this month.
This is coming just over a year after the board upgraded the entry point for HND holders into the Services from Grade Level 7 to Grade Level 8 just like the Barchelor’s Degree holders.
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