NIMR boils over 8-year retirement policy for research professors
The Academic Staff Union of Research Institutions (ASURI) is set to engage in a long-drawn battle with the Director-General (DG) of the Nigeria Institute of Medical Research (NIMR), Professor John Obafunwa, over the latter’s alleged high-handedness and disregard for the rule of law. At the crux of the looming titanic battle is the DG’s insistence […] NIMR boils over 8-year retirement policy for…
The Nigeria Institute of Medical Research (NIMR) is embroiled in a protracted dispute with the Director-General, Professor John Obafunwa, over a retirement policy affecting research professors. This policy, which mandates a mandatory retirement after eight years in the position of director, has prompted the Academic Staff Union of Research Institutions (ASURI) to challenge its legality.
ASURI maintains that the policy does not apply to research professors, arguing that they are entitled to the same benefits as their university counterparts. The situation escalated after the National Industrial Court ruled against the policy, determining that teachers and education officers are protected by the Harmonised Retirement Age for Teachers in Nigeria Act 2022.
The court's decision has forced the NIMR and the Ministry of Education to reconsider their stance on the retirement policy, with the latter now barred from enforcing it against teachers and education officers.
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