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Polytechnic Degrees to Eliminate HND, Bachelor’s Degree Dichotomy—Bugaje

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 10, 2025

Idris Bugaje, the executive secretary of the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), has revealed that the ongoing effort to allow polytechnic institutions to award bachelor’s degrees will put an end to the distinction between Higher National Diplomas (HND) and university degrees.

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ASUP suspends planned industrial strike

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 23, 2024

The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has called off its planned strike over contentious aspects in the new Scheme of Service, which was announced by the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) on June 19, 2024. The national president of ASUP, Shammah Kpanja, announced the suspension of industrial action after the federal government suspended […]

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NBTE to discontinue physical accreditation of institutions in August

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 22, 2024

The National Board for Technical Education has completely transitioned to a digital platform for all quality assurance processes, in line with the Federal Government’s digital-driven policies and the demands of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. It stated that there will be no more physical accreditation or other quality assurance actions in each institution it

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NBTE suspends new scheme of service for polytechnics

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 20, 2024

The National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) has suspended the implementation of the country’s new revised polytechnic service scheme. The suspension of the scheme of service is coming on the heels of the warning strike by the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, ASUP, as the ultimatum issued to the Federal government on the matter to withdraw the […]

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ASUP issues a 15-day ultimatum to suspend scheme of service implementation

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 16, 2024

The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has issued a 15-day ultimatum to public polytechnic authorities to postpone the implementation of a ‘contentious’ service system developed by the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE). The ultimatum goes into effect starting July 8. The union’s president, Kpanja Shammah, announced this

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Polytechnic students are required to acquire mandatory skills before graduation — NBTE

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 16, 2024

Starting this year, all polytechnic students must complete a Mandatory Skills Qualification (MSQ) before graduation. Dr. Idris Bugaje, Executive Secretary of the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) announced this during a press conference held at the board’s headquarters in Kaduna yesterday. The polytechnic sector’s recently approved service

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ASUP opposes NBTE’s service schemes for polytechnics

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 6, 2024

The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has expressed opposition to the NBTE’s recent service schemes for polytechnics. As a result, ASUP has issued a 15-day ultimatum beginning July 8, 2024, asking the immediate suspension of the guidelines’ implementation unless essential changes are made. Briefing the press in Abuja following the union’s

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NBTE introduces mandatory skill qualifications in polytechnics

Fadiran Ifeloluwa June 10, 2024

In keeping with worldwide trends, skill acquisition is now important to the training of young Nigerian polytechnic students. As a result, the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) has implemented the Mandatory Skills Qualification (MSQ) as a graduation requirement for all newly reviewed National Diploma (ND) and Higher National Diploma (HND) curricula.  According

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Reps urge tertiary institutions to allow students to pay per semester

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 21, 2023

The administrations of the country’s universities, polytechnics, and other higher institutions were urged by the House of Representatives on Thursday to implement a semester-based system for paying school fees. The Representatives pointed out that this will lessen the challenges posed by the present session-based approach. The resolution was passed by the House