Section 26: Retirement age of academic staff of the University

(1) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Pension Reform Act, the compulsory retirement age of an academic staff of a University shall be 65 years except for those in the professorial cadre, which shall be 70 years.
(2) A law or rule requiring a person to retire from the public service of the Federation after serving for 35 years shall not apply to an academic staff of the University. [Act No. 4, 2014]