Ganduje raises Kano teachers’ retirement age from 60 to 65

Abdullahi Ganduje, governor of Kano, has increased the retirement age of teachers and lecturers in state-owned institutions from 60 to 65 years.

Ganduje announced this at the award night marking the 2021 workers’ day organised by the state chapter of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) on Saturday.

The governor also increased their years of service from 35 to 40.

“The federal government has since approved this for teachers and lecturers working in its institutions, hence, teachers in Kano state are also not left behind,” Ganduje said.

“Therefore, our teachers and lecturers as from now on will start to enjoy such retirement age from 60-65, and years of service from 35-40 as the federal workers are enjoying.”

He also said the state government has introduced many policies to improve the welfare of its workers.

“We have introduced a contributory health scheme for workers in the state and their families to have the cheapest health services,” he said.

“I am happy that with your co-operation, today we have the best contributory health scheme in Nigeria.

“We are also collaborating with the private organisations in the state to see how they can benefit from such schemes aimed at strengthening the policy.”

Ganduje further said his administration has introduced a health trust fund where five percent of its internally generated revenue and one percent of the earnings of local governments would be contributed.

He said the state would also serve as a guarantor for civil servants who would be willing to access loan facilities from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).