Tag: Polytechnics

  • HND Holders May Benefit As Lawmakers Empower B.Tech Degrees For Polytechnics

    HND Holders May Benefit As Lawmakers Empower B.Tech Degrees For Polytechnics

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    By Opeyemi Adelakun The Senate has amended the Federal Polytechnic Act to allow federal polytechnics to award Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech. Hons.) degrees in science, engineering and technology programmes. The decision, taken during Thursday’s plenary, reverses an earlier position that restricted the qualifications federal polytechnics could award to the National Diploma (ND) and Higher National…