The Nigerian Association of Technologists in Engineering (NATE) has make a case for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to assent to the bill that seeks to abolish the academic and professional distinction between Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) and Higher National Diploma (HND) holders.
Hon. Dominic Udoatan, NATE’s National President made the appeal during NATE’s 2024 Conference and Annual General Meeting in Abuja, emphasizing that the legislation has passed through all legislative stages and awaits the president’s approval.
“Eliminating the B.Sc. and HND dichotomy will significantly impact engineering education and career progression for technologists across Nigeria.
“One of NATE’s critical milestones has been advocating for the elimination of this academic distinction. We hope this dichotomy will soon be history.
“The association has also submitted a memo advocating for the recognition of B.Tech Education, Higher National Certificate (HNC), and other HND-equivalent qualifications for registration as Engineering Technologists with NATE and the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN).
“We have also appealed to the federal government and the Head of Civil Service of the Federation to consider the inclusion of the Technological Cadre in the Scheme of Service of the Federation and career progression beyond Salary Grade Level 14,” Udoatan said.
Veteran journalist and recipient of A.B.C Yola, Reporter of the Year Award (1997), Hassan Umar Shallpella, works with WAP as a Regional Correspondence. He was trained at Institute of Mass Communication and Technology Jos and Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, Training School Lagos.He was a News desk Editor and a Correspondent at the Punch newspaper and till 2019, was the Deputy Editor ofThe Scope newspaper.
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