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Published 11 May 2021
Some teachers working for the Nigeria Police Force have accused the Force Education Officer, Rabi Umar, of retiring them from service against the approval of a five-year retirement age extension/length of service for teachers in the employment of the Federal Government by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.).
During a Federal Executive Council meeting presided over by Buhari, the Harmonised Retirement Age for Teachers in Nigeria Bill, 2021, was assented to.
The approval increased the retirement age of teachers in the country from 60 to 65, and equally changed their years of service from 35 to 40.
Circulars issued by the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, and addressed to the Ministry of Police Affairs, among others, had directed the implementation of the presidential directive from January 1, 2021, on the condition that the beneficiaries possessed professional certificates and were physically fit.
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