Civil Defence, Fire Service, Immigration and Nigeria Prisons Board have been directed to give uniform salaries to holders of University degrees and Higher National Diploma in their employ.
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The Federal Government gave the directive on Thursday.
The directive followed approval of the regularisation of salaries by a board chaired by Minister of Interior, Lt Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau on Tuesday.
In a statement released by Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Abubakar Magaji, it said officers of the four paramilitary agencies with HND should be upgraded to COMPASS 08, which is the salary grade level for holders of degree certificates at entry point.
The statement read, “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.”
