The President of the Senate Ahmad Lawan said he hoped the public and private sectors will ensure that the content of the bill is amended. According to him, the issue has been on since the second assembly in the fourth republic. Lawan said: “A bill for an Act and abolish discrimination between First Degree and Higher National Diplomas for the purpose of employment and promotion in Nigeria third reading taken, and the bill is passed. “This particular issue has been in the front burner for a long time, I recall in the House of Representatives in the 2003 – 2007.