The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved 65 years as the new retirement age for teachers under the harmonised Retirement Age for Teachers Bill, 2021.
The approval was given at a meeting of the council presided over by the President Muhammadu Buhari.
Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu who disclosed this at the end of the meeting said the bill also seeks to give legal backing to new measures by the current administration to enhance the teaching profession in the country.
The bill, among other recommendations, seeks to change the retirement age of teachers in the country from 60 to 65. It also seeks to change the years of service for teachers from 35 to 40.
With the approval, the Federal Government is set to send the bill to the National Assembly.
