The new Executive Secretary of the National University Commission, Prof. Abubakar Adamu Rasheed, has disclosed that the commission will soon stop Universities from running diploma programmes.
He made this known
when he was paid a visit
by the Executive
Secretary of the National
Board for Technical
Education (NBTE), Dr
Masaudu Kazaure in his
office.
According to Prof.
Rasheed, only
polytechnics had the
statutory right to run
diploma programmes.
He equally stated that the
federal government had
earlier issued a circular
as far back as 2000
prohibiting the use of
Ordinary Diploma
certificates either in the
promotion or employment
of staff in the civil
service, adding that the
commission would soon
notify universities to stop
the programmes.
He gave assurance that
the commission will
collaborate with NBTE
towards developing a
value print that will give
polytechnics the capacity
to run degree
programmes.
He further dispelled
rumors that the FG has
converted Kaduna state
Polytechnic and Yaba
College of Technology to
city universities and
commended the recent
move by the Council of
Civil Service
Establishments in making
HND holders that have
Post-Graduate Diploma
(PGD) to be at par with
university graduates in
the civil service.
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