Fact emerges over claim that NUC has stop dichotomy between BSc and HND

  • The National University Commission (NUC) has dismissed the claim that the dichotomy between university and polytechnic certificates has ended
  • Chris Maiyaki, the acting secretary of the secretary, said that President Bola Tinubu has not assented to the bill that would put an end to the dichotomy
  • According to him, though the agitation has continued and the 9th assembly has passed the bill, there is no law that supported it at the moment

FCT, Abuja – The National University Commission (NUC) has said the differences between the university degree holders and the Higher National Diploma still exist, adding that the act to abolish it has not been signed by President Bola Tinubu

Chris Maiyaki, the NUC acting secretary, in a statement on Sunday, October 15, made the clarification while dismissing the report that the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) has started offering a year course to make the programme equal with the Bachelor’s degree, Daily Independent reported.