Nigeria, Sept. 14 -- Lecturers in Nigerian polytechnics and colleges of agriculture and health technology now have five years from their dates of employment to obtain a master's degree or have their appointments converted into a non-teaching role.

The National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) communicated this reform to the heads of Technical, Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions in a letter dated 10 September.

"This directive takes immediate effect," reads the letter, signed by the board's Executive Secretary, Idris Bugaje, a professor.

NBTE spokesperson, Fatima Abubakar, confirmed the development to PREMIUM TIMES.

The board said it approved the moratorium after observing that many academic staff in Technical, Vo...