The Civil Defence, Fire, Immigration and Prisons Board (CDFIPB) on Thursday approved the regularization of the dichotomy between holders of University degrees and Higher National Diploma (HND) in all the Services.
The Board meeting which was chaired by the Honourable Minister of Interior, Lt Gen. (Rtd) Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau, also directed the commencement of the Year 2017 Promotion Exercise for all the Services with effect from 17th July, 2017
To this end, the Board directed 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 the HND holders will start with the Rank of Senior Inspector, the Degree holders are with the rank of Assistant Superintendent II.
In order to boost internal security mechanism, the Board accordingly approved the establishment of the Institute of Domestic Security aimed at strengthening Inter-Agency cooperation, among other functions.
