Reps passes Bill to abolish discrimination between degree and HND

The House of Representatives has passed a bill to abolish and prohibit discrimination between First Degrees and Higher National Diplomas (HND) in the same profession. The bill was presented on Tuesday by Rep. Mohammed Mongonu (APC -Borno) at the plenary presided over by the Speaker, Mr Yakubu Dogara.  The bill which was sponsored by Rep. Ali Isa (Gombe-PDP) and Rep. Edward Pwajok (Plateau-PDP) passed second reading in April, 2017.  While leading the debate for the bill to pass second reading, Pwajok said a research he carried out on both certificates, showed that the discrimination had no moral justification.