 A president, Mohamed Buhari, has transmitted an executive bill to the Senate asking or seeking extension of retirement age for teachers from 60 to 65 years. A Senate president, Ahmad Lawan, read the letter on the floor of the Senate at Wednesday's plenary. Lawan explained that the bill would harmonize the retirement age for teachers in Nigeria. According to him, the move to increase the retirement age and service years for teachers aged in perseverance to section 58 subsection 2 of the 1999 constitution are cemented. Transmission of the harmonized retirement age for teachers in Nigeria bill 2021 to the National Assembly for consideration, pursuant to sections 58, subsection 2 of the 1999 constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria are cemented. I forward here with the harmonized retirement age for teachers in Nigeria bill 2021 for consideration by the Senate. The harmonized retirement age of teachers in Nigeria bill 2021 seeks to increase the retirement age of teachers from 60 to 65 years and also increase the possible years of service from 35 to 40 years. While appreciating your usual expeditious consideration of this submission, please accept the Senate president the assurances of my highest consideration. You are sincerely Muhammad Wubhari.