University-Polytechnic Discrimination Will Soon Be Over – JAMB Registrar

The Registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Dibu Ojerinde, has promised Nigerian graduates that the controversial dichotomy existing between holders of Higher National Diploma (HND) and Bachelors Degree would soon come to an end. The Board’s boss, made this disclosure known during an interview withNigerian Television Authority (NTA)network on Thursday. According to Ojerinde, the present administration has set up a committee to look into the matter and other issues in the education sector. Speaking on the issue;“JAMB and Crises in University Admission”,he stated that the Federal Ministry of Education was looking into the matter and there is hope for the removal of the dichotomy. “The nation needs to rethink and attract candidates for technical and vocational education. The problems are created by the system”Ojerinde said.