Extend teachers’ retirement age by five years, Buhari tells Senate

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Wednesday sent an executive bill to the Senate seeking 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.

Buhari, in the letter addressed to the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, and read on the floor, explained that the piece of legislation would provide for harmonised retirement age for teachers in Nigeria.

He said the move to increase the retirement age and service years was pursuant to Section 58(2) of the 1999 Constitution as amended.