Concurrence: Gbajabiamila signs 10 bills for transmission to Senate

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila, on Wednesday signed 10 bills passed by the House for transmission to the Senate for concurrence. Speaker’s media adviser, Lanre Lasisi said this in a statement. One of the bills is the Harmonised Retirement Age for Teachers in Nigeria Bill, 2021 passed by the House […]

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila, on Wednesday signed 10 bills passed by the House for transmission to the Senate for concurrence.

Speaker’s media adviser, Lanre Lasisi said this in a statement.

One of the bills is the Harmonised Retirement Age for Teachers in Nigeria Bill, 2021 passed by the House on November 16, 2021.

It seeks to raise the retirement age of Nigerian teachers from 60 to 65 years. It also seeks to extend their years of service from 35 to 40 years.

Another bill the speaker signed for transmission to the Senate is the ‘’ Prohibition of Discrimination Between First Degree and Higher National Diploma Bill, 2021.’’ 

It seeks to abolish the discrimination that exists between degree and HND holders for the purpose of employment.