In a statement released on Thursday, the federal government
announced that it has approved the regularization of “the dichotomy between
holders of university degrees and higher national diploma” in the civil
defence, fire, immigration, and prison services.
The statement said that the minister of interior Abdulrahman
Dambazau gave the approval. It read in parts:
The civil defence,
fire, immigration and prisons board (CDFIPB), at the end of its meeting held on
Tuesday, 11th July 2017, under the chairmanship of the honourable minister of
interior, Lt.-Gen. (Rtd) Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau, approved the regularisation
of the dichotomy between holders of university degrees and higher national
diploma (HND) in all the services.
To this end, the
board directed that all officers with HND to be upgraded to Compass 08, which
is the salary grade level for holders of degree certificates at entry point.
While the nomenclature for the HND holders will start with the rank of senior
inspector, the degree holders are with the rank of assistant superintendent II.
Before now, degree
holders are one level higher at entry point than their counterparts with HND.
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