Higher National Diploma HND holders breath a sigh of relief Wednesday as a bill for an Act to abolish and prohibit dichotomy and discrimination between first degree and HND certificates scaled the second reading on the floor of the Senate.

The bill was sponsored by the member representing Ondo Central Senatorial District, Ayo Akinyelure, and its aim is to forthwith end the contoversial wage disparity and discrimination against HND holders in the public and private sectors.
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