In what can be described as a watershed in the running battle between pensioners and the Edo state government, Governor Godwin Obaseki on Monday met with the pension union executives and organised labour in the state, where the pensioners admitted that their monthly pension payments were regular and as and when due. A fallout of […]
Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, will meet members of the Nigerian Union of Pensioners, Edo Chapter, with a view to amicably resolving all pension payments-related issues, an official has said. Mr. Osagiator Ojo, the Head of Administration, Oredo Local Government Council, made the disclosure when he briefed newsmen on the outcome of the Joint […]
….Pays retirees N6.2bn in 9 months The Edo State Government has warned that it would no longer fold its arms while mischief makers instigate pensioners into embarking on needless and stage-managed protests, in order to put the state government in bad light and undermine efforts at resolving the pension issue. In a statement signed by […]
The commitment made by the Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, to continue to cater to the needs of pensioners who are the state’s senior citizens, has again been demonstrated with the payment of N212, 879,888 million to local government pensioners. According to Obaseki, the state will continue to accord its pensioners the respect […]
The Imo state government has started the payment of 6-months pension arrears owed to pensioners in the state. During the official handing over of cheques to the pensioners, the Imo state Governor Rochas Okorocha said that the government has also agreed to pay the pensioners in full rather than the earlier plan of slashing the […]
The National Pension Commission (PenCom) has said at least 184,979 receive N6.7 billion monthly from the Contributory Pensions Scheme. The Acting Director-General of PenCom, Mrs. Aisha Dahir-Umar, disclosed this at a retreat organised by Pension Operators (PenOp) in Abeokuta, Ogun State. She said as at March 2017, the retirees were receiving pensions regularly with an […]
Retired staff of the 30 Local Government Councils in Osun state have said that the state owes them a year of pensions, explaining that non-payment of their entitlements had worsened their living conditions, making life unbearable for many of them. The coordinator, Forum of Local Government Retirees, Lanre Fadahunsi, noted that in the last 24 […]
The Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD) said it would soon conclude payment of N220billion outstanding liabilities to pensioners. The Daily Times also gathered that the arrears accrued from 33 per cent pension increase, unpaid gratuities and death benefits to deceased pensioners to next of kins, among others. The Executive Secretary, Mrs. Sharon Ikeazor, has […]
The Taraba state government on Thursday said it was owing its pensioners about N9.7 billion in gratuities covering September 2007 to January 10, 2017. The chairman of the State’s Pension Board, Mr. Nuhu Abe, said this at a media forum. Mr. Abe blamed the economic recession for the inability of the state government to settle […]
Owerri, the Imo state capital was on Tuesday brought to a halt following a massive protest by state pensioners over non-payment of their pension arrears and gratuities by the state government. The aggrieved pensioners were also protesting against the state government’s action asking them to forfeit 60 percent of their accumulated pensions and gratuities. It […]
Members of the Delta state chapter of the Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUOP) have flayed the Federal Government on its alleged refusal to implement the 33 percent pension arrears’ increase approved since July, 2016. The pensioners also lampooned the state government for her unwillingness to pay their outstanding arrears, alleging that secret efforts to sabotage […]
The Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP) in Imo state, has concluded plans to stage a peaceful demonstration in Owerri the state capital on December 12 to mark this year’s Pensioners Day celebration. The protest, the union said, is to draw public attention to the continued refusal of the state government to pay 76 months’ arrears […]
The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Gen. Muhammadu Buhari has promised to alleviate the plight of pensioners across the country when he becomes President. General Buhari, who spoke while being presented with petition signed by a group of ex-servicemen protesting their treatment by the PDP-administration in the country, said that he is […]