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Pensioners beg FG over speedy payment of N20b arrears

Ihesiulo Grace 12 December 2019 0

Abuja – The Nigeria Union of Pensioners on Wednesday called on the Federal Government to speed up processes for payment of N20 billion arrears owed contributory pensioners in the country. The Association’s President, Mr Abel Afolayan, who made this call at the 18th Edition of Pensioners

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Dickson approves N5.6bn to pay salary arrears in Bayelsa

Ihesiulo Grace 6 January 2018 0

Bayelsa State Government has approved the release of N5.6 billion from the Paris Club Debt refunds received in the state in December to pay one and half months salary arrears owed workers during the peak of the economic recession in the country in 2016. In a statement issued on Friday by the Special Adviser to […]

Politics

After collecting N4b benefit, pensioners endorse Tambuwal for second term

Ihesiulo Grace 14 December 2017 0

Senior citizens in Sokoto State have rallied behind Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, urging him to seek re-election as governor of the North West state. They said their decision is predicated on the need to appreciate the governor after he settled pensions and arrears to the tune of N4 billion in the last two years. Speaking […]

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Edo offsets N430m LG pension arrears in two months

Ihesiulo Grace 9 October 2017 0

To assuage the suffering of pensioners in the state and clear up a backlog of arrears that accrued over two decades, the Edo State Government has released about N430 million through the Joint Account and Allocation Committee (JAAC) in the last two months. In a statement, the state government said the sum was released as […]