NSCC
5 Dec
The National Senior Citizens Centre (NSCC), in collaboration with the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital, has distributed life-saving aids to vulnerable senior citizens battling various health conditions. Director General of the NSCC, Dr Emem Omokaro, said the agency had decided to intervene in the health of the aged to assist them, as data reveal…
28 Oct
Despite the perpetual frustration suffered by retirees across the country, it is disheartening that out of the 36 states of the federation; only seven are reportedly fully implementing the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) launched about 19 years ago to address the plight of ex-workers.
16 Oct
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dr Tajudeen Abbas, has expressed concern over the paltry amount of N10,000 paid to some pensioners in the country.
4 Oct
Mr Bashiru Dauda, Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on disabilities matters, has decried the inadequate funding of the National Senior Citizens Centre (NSCC). Dauda said the development was hindering the agency from carrying out its responsibilities. He said this in Abuja on Thursday at an event organised to celebrate Nigeria’s older persons and the important…
2 Sep
A non-governmental organisation, Emerald Elderly Care and Development Foundation says plans are at top gear for the construction of a befitting structure to be dedicated for the care of senior citizens in Abuja and environs.
28 Apr
National Senior Citizens Centre, (NSCC), has signed an agreement with Policy House International, to secure donor and multi-lateral funding for its programmes and initiative.
7 Apr
Stakeholders at the Centre for Gender Economics Initiative (CGE Africa) and the National Senior Citizens Centre (NSCC) have stressed the need to prioritise care for elderly citizens across the country.
29 Mar
Federal government through the National Senior Citizens Centre, (NSCC), has partnered with the Medical Rehabilitation Therapists Registration Board of Nigeria, (MRTB), on the provision of premium care to senior citizens
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