According to the News Agency of Nigeria, Adamu made this known during a public hearing on the need to insulate teachers from the retirement age for public servants organised by the House of Reps Joint Committee on Basic Education and Public Service.
Adamu informed the committee that the Nigerian Union of Teachers had submitted the new retirement age proposal to the ministry and the National Assembly for approval.
NUT wants teachers’ retirement age at 65
The Nigerian Union of Teachers has called on the Federal Government to review teacher’s retirement age in the country to 65 years.
The NUT President, Mr Muhammed Idris, stated this in Abuja on Thursday at a news conference to mark the 2018 World Teachers’ Day, calling for a review from the present 60 years.
The theme of the conference was, “The right to education means the right to a qualified teacher.”
The NUT president, who noted that it was important retain qualified and experienced teachers in the system, called for an urgent review of retiring teachers annually without providing corresponding recruitments to fill the vacant positions.