By The Federal Government has ended the dichotomy between holders of University degrees and higher National Diploma in all para-military services.
Affected by this new directive are the Civil Defence, Firefighters, Immigration and Prisons Board. They have been directed that all officers with HND should be upgraded to COMPASS 08, which is the salary grade level for holders of degrees at entry level.
Minister of Interior, Lt Gen Abdulrahman Dambazzau chaired the board meeting which approved the regularisation of the salaries held on Tuesday in Abuja.
The new directive was contained in a press statement signed by Abubakar Magaji, the Permanent Secretary of the Interior Ministry.
He said, “The Board hereby direct 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 HND holders will start with the rank of Assistant Superintendent II.”
