The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara,
has said the National Assembly will increase the retirement age of Nigerian
teachers from 60 to 65 years.
Dogara explained that this was to retain more experienced
teachers in public schools.
He disclosed this when he received a delegation from the
Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) on Wednesday in Abuja.
“We have done it for the Tertiary institutions and the
Judiciary, so nothing should stop us from taking the bull by the horns.
“They say that wine gets better with age. It was the same
consideration that motivated us to raise that of university lecturers, raised
that of judges. So this is something we can pursue.
“Thankfully, it doesn’t require a constitutional amendment,
it is something we can achieve by amending the existing law.
“That is the responsibility of the parliament and we assure
you that we will do something about that so that the benefit that comes with
experience and wisdom will not be lost,” he said.
By Ifreke Inyang
