‘Only 4% of older persons have access to pension coverage’

Only four per cent of older persons in Nigeria have access to formal pension coverage. Meanwhile, state governments have been urged to domesticate the National Senior Citizens Act to protect the welfare of the elderly.

by Nkechi Onyedika-Ugoeze, Abuja

Former NSCC boss calls for domestication of Senior Citizens Act

by Nkechi Onyedika-Ugoeze, Abuja

Elderly care: Emerging boom in home services, costly substitute for ailing hospitals

by IJEOMA NWANOSIKE

Senior citizens lament abuse, seek domestication of Act

by Anthony

NSCC offers free medical care to 500 elderly in Akwa Ibom

by Abdulazeez Seyifunmi

FG offers medicare to vulnerable senior citizens

by From Rauf Oyewole, Bauchi

States’ unsavoury attitude to contributory pension scheme

by Editorial Board

Abbas flays N10,000 monthly upkeep for pensioners

by Adamu Abuh, Abuja

Lawmaker wants improved funding for Senior Citizens Centre

by NAN

Celebration as NGO distribute wheelchairs, to construct home for the elderly in Abuja

by Guardian Nigeria

Senior citizens centre moves to secure funding for initiatives

by Tina Abeku, Abuja

Stakeholders seek investment in elderly women as cost of care hits $1.8b

by Kingsley Jeremiah, Abuja

FG, therapists board partner on geriatric population caregiving

by Tina Abeku, Abuja

Commission task state govts on social safety nets for senior citizens

by Tina Abeku, Abuja

Senior citizens commission partners NBTE on geriatric skills for caregivers

by Tina Abeku, Abuja

NSCC evolves guidelines for health, social care inclusion of older persons

by Tina Abeku, Abuja

Initiative rolls out economic tree planting project for senior citizens

by Tina Abeku, Abuja

FG beams searchlights on violators of older persons

by Tina Abeku, Abuja

NSCC develops curriculum to standardize care for older persons

by Joke Falaju, Abuja

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