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Teachers’ retirement, Teaching Hospital bills pass third reading in Kano Assembly

The Kano State House of Assembly has passed a Harmonised Retirement Age for Teachers Bill for teachers to work for 40 years or attain the age of 65 years in service before retirement.

This bill followed the Federal Government’s new policy on education where teachers will retire after serving for 40 years or on attaining 65 years by birth.

The Muhammad Abdullahi Wase Teaching Hospital Bill also passed third reading in the Kano Assembly on Wednesday.

The Bill will enable the transformation of the hospital into a teaching hospital to be managed by Yusuf Maitama Sule University.

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The Star had reported that Yusuf Maitama Sule University established a cervical cancer screening laboratory in the institution.

The two bills were passed after lawmakers deliberated on them during a plenary session presided over by the Speaker, Rt Hon Engineer Hamisu Ibrahim Chidari.

The lawmakers also passed the Kano State Magistrate, Shari’a Court judges, Dispute resolution officers, Lawyers, and other Staff of the judiciary (Harmonisation of condition of Service) Bill, 2021, into law.

The Assembly also received a report from the House Standing Committee on Health and that of Land and Physical Planning towards intervening in an attempt to relocate the Infections Disease Hospital Gate to Weather Head from France Road, Sabon Gari in the Fagge Local Government Area of Kano State.

The Star

Ayodele Ojo

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