Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna has announced an executive order that raises the retirement age for academic staff at select tertiary institutions owned by the state to 65 years.
Muhammad Sani Bello, the commissioner for education in the state, indicated that this decision was made after discussions with the governor, the management of tertiary institutions, and the leaders of academic staff unions representing all state-owned tertiary institutions.
During a news briefing on Friday, the commissioner emphasized that there are specific conditions that must be met regarding the retirement threshold.
He said, ‘’There were five fundamental requests. Number one had to do with outstanding salaries and welfare benefits of the staff of these institutions. On that, His Excellency has graciously agreed to consider those outstanding payments and benefits.
‘’But of course, given the financial constraints that the state is facing, affordable amounts would be paid in staggered form until the outstanding liability is redeemed. That was the resolution,.”
