Pensioners
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Many pensioners who retired in 2024, have appealed to the Federal Government to release accrued pension rights to their Pension Fund Administrators (PFAs), so their pension entitlements can be paid while they are still alive. The pensioners, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday, said they needed their…
14 Jan
Retirees have called on the Federal Government to initiate a health insurance scheme for pensioners.
23 Dec
The National Pension Commission (PenCom) said only 18,000 pensioners are yet to receive pension accrued benefits despite the Federal Government’s N44 billion provision between March and September 2023.
7 Nov
Ekiti State Governor Mr. Biodun Oyebanji has approved the release of the sum of N1billion as a gratuity to state pensioners. This was contained in a statement by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and Publicity, Mr Yinka Oyebode, yesterday, which was made available to journalists in Ado-Ekiti. Also, the governor has approved…
16 Oct
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dr. Tajudeen Abass, has expressed concern over the paltry amount of N10,000 paid to lowly placed pensioners in the country. Speaking when he received the leadership of the National Senior Citizens Centre (NSCC) during a courtesy visit to his office at the National Assembly on Tuesday, he noted…
5 Oct
Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, has settled ₦9,357,743,281.35 as payment for gratuities owed to Zamfara workers since 2011. The Governor approved the commencement of the payment of the backlog of gratuities earlier in February. In a statement in Gusau on Saturday, the Governor's spokesperson, Sulaiman Bala Idris, revealed that the government had paid retired state…
19 Sep
The Nigeria Union of Pensioners, South West zone, on Thursday rejected the N70,000 minimum wage that the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) negotiated, which was signed into law by President Bola Tinubu. They urged organised labour to return to the negotiating table while blaming them for allowing the Federal Government…
12 Sep
A group of Abia pensioners has appealed to Gov. Alex Otti to revisit and rescind the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) signed with their leaders and pay them their remaining retirement benefits. The group, operating under the Abia Pensioners’ Forum, a pressure group within the state chapter of Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP), made the appeal…
10 Sep
Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP) has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to take urgent steps to alleviate the economic hardship faced by Nigerians due to the recent hike in the pump price of petrol.
3 Sep
The Kaduna State Contributory Health Management Authority (KADCHMA) and the state chapter of the Nigerian Union of Pensioners (NUP), have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on health insurance for its pensioners. Speaking at the signing of the MoU on Monday in Kaduna, the Director-General (DG) of KADCHMA, Abubakar Hassan, said the benefits of the…
31 Aug
The Oyo State Government has said that it has commenced the payment of gratuity benefits to retirees via the digital platform. The Oyo State Commissioner for Establishments and Training, Hon. Olusegun Olayiwola, disclosed this during a three-day symbolic data capturing and e-payment exercise for retirees at the Nigeria Union of Pensioners’ Building in Agbarigo, Onireke,…
25 Aug
The Enugu State Government said it has commenced payment of pensions to local government retirees in the state, even as it uncovered 2,640 ghost and deceased pensioners on the payroll. Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Chidiebere Onyia, stated that the payment was in line with Governor Peter Mbah's promise to clear outstanding pensions and…
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