TINUBU SIGNS INTO LAW BILL RAISING JUDGES’ RETIREMENT AGE
President Bola Tinubu has assented to the 1999 Constitutional Amendment Bill pertaining to the retirement age of judicial officers in Nigeria.
The Director of Information to the President, Abiodun Oladunjoye, who made this known in a statement on Thursday said Tinubu signed into law the “Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (Fifth Alteration) (No. 37), 2023,” presented by the outgoing 9th National Assembly.
With the enactment of the amendment bill, the retirement age of High Court judges has been raised from 65 to 70 years.
It also implies that judicial officers’ retirement age and pension rights have been effectively brought into uniformity, among other related matters.
While signing the amendment bill into law, Tinubu pledged his administration’s commitment to strengthening the judiciary, ensuring the rule of law, and empowering judicial officers to execute their responsibilities effectively.
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