President Muhammadu Buhari has
transmitted to the Senate, a bill to
increase the retirement age for
teachers in the country from 60 to
65 years.

The bill also seeks to extend the
years of service for teachers from
35 to 40 years.

The bill was conveyed in a letter to
the Senate President, Ahmad
Lawan, who read it out at the
start of plenary on Wednesday.

In the letter, the president
explained that the piece of
legislation would provide for a
harmonised retirement age for
teachers in Nigeria.

The decision to increase the
retirement age and service years
of teachers, he said, was pursuant
to Section 58(2) of the 1999
Constitution as amended.

“Transmission of the Harmonised
Retirement Age for Teachers in
Nigeria Bill 2021 to the National
Assembly for consideration.

“Pursuant to Section 58 subsection
2 of the 1999 Constitution of the
Federal Republic of Nigeria (as
amended), I forward herewith the
harmonised retirement age for
teachers in Nigeria Bill, 2021 for
consideration by the Senate.

“The harmonised retirement age
for teachers in Nigeria bill 2021
seeks to increase the retirement
age for teachers from 60 to 65
years, and also increase the
possible years of service from 35
to 40 years,” part of the letter
read.

Further details of the legislation
will be discussed on another
legislative day when the
lawmakers begin the process of its
passage.

Mr Buhari’s letter comes about
five months after the Federal
Executive Council approved the
extension of teachers’ retirement
age as well as service years.

Meanwhile, Mr Lawan, during
plenary, also referred the
president’s request for the
confirmation of Farouk Yahaya as
Chief of Army Staff of the Armed
Forces of the Federal Republic of
Nigeria to the Committees on
Defence and Army.

The Defence Committee, which is
chaired by Aliyu Wamakko (APC
Sokoto), was mandated to be the
lead Committee to screen the
newly appointed army chief.
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