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FG Abolishes Bsc/hnd Dichotomy In Paramilitary Services by ThatFairGuy: 9:56pm On Jul 13, 2017 |
The Federal Government has abolished the
dichotomy between university degree holders
and those of Higher National Diplomas HND in
the paramilitary services.
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Interior,
Abubakar Magaji announced this in a statement
Thursday in Abuja.
According to the statement, “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
Minister of Interior, Lt Gen. (Rtd) Abdulrahman
Bello Dambazau, approved the regularization 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.”
The statement equally added that “the Board
also approved the commencement of the Year
2017 Promotion Exercise for all the Services with
effect from 17th July, 2017.”
Meanwhile, in order to boost internal security
mechanism, the Board accordingly approved the
establishment of the Institute of Domestic
Security aimed at strengthening Inter-Agency
cooperation, among other functions.
“In another development, the Federal
Government has approved the re-organisation of
the Nigeria Immigration Service in line with the
provision of Immigration Act, which stipulates
the establishment of Directorate of Immigration.
“The Directorates, each to be headed by Deputy
Comptroller-General are Human Resources
Management, Finance and Accounts, Planning,
Research and Statistics, Passport and Other Travel Documents,
Investigation and Compliance, Border
Management, Migration, Visa and Residency”.
The minister in the statement said the federal
government places high premium on the welfare
of its workforce and hopes that officers and
men in the Services will reciprocate this gesture
through improved performance and dedication
to duty, in line with the Executive Order on the
Ease of Doing Business, so as to revamp the
economy. cc lalasticlala mynd4 |
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