The Federal Executive Council has approved a range of new incentives for Nigerian teachers, including an upwards retirement age review and special allowances for inconvenient posting.
According to him, the bill tagged ‘Harmonized Retirement Age for Teachers in Nigeria Bill ’, would be transmitted to the National Assembly for required legislation and enactment into law. “This memo that was approved for education is a giant step towards what we set out to do towards the end of last year with the approval by Mr President of some special packages for teachers.
“The intention is to attract the best brains to the teaching profession. For that, the President approved the reintroduction of bursary awards, which I told you here last year, improving teacher quality, and funding teaching practice, now from TETFUND, he approved an enhanced entry point for teachers.
Meanwhile, the FEC has approved a N1.484 billion contract for the upgrade of the electricity component of the Calabar Free Trade Zone Area in Cross River State. “The contract was initially awarded in 2018 to upgrade the electrical facility in the free trade zone area and it was not completed. So, we brought a memo and Council approved the sum of N1.484 billion for the Completion of the Calabar Free Trade Zone Area,” he said.Also briefing, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Sabo Nanono, said the FEC approved a treaty on “Plant Genetic Resource for Food and Agriculture.
No retirement age for president niii
Have they paid the ones that are retired yet
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