The backlogs of pensions owed by the federal and state governments have increased to over N193billion, according to The PUNCH. Although several states such as Zamfara, Benue, Kaduna, Kano, Nasarawa, and others have been clearing the backlogs, it was gathered that the Federal Government had yet to clear over N88 billion in contributory pensions, while many states were burdened by …

The Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD) has processed and paid N395,559,795.09 as death benefits and gratuity to 238 deceased and retired pensioners as of 19 July 2024. This was disclosed by the Executive Secretary of PTAD, Dr Chioma Ejikeme, during the inauguration of the Kwara State office of the agency in Ilorin, on Tuesday. She said the directorate was determined …

The Ondo State Governor, Mr Lucky Aiyedatiwa, on Tuesday, commenced the disbursement of N1 billion second batch payment of outstanding gratuities of civil servants who retired from the Local Government service. Speaking at the flag-off of the disbursement in Akure, the state capital, Aiyedatiwa said his administration reviewed the template for the payment to pensioners, towards speedy process and clearance …

I guess, perhaps that you are conversant with classical tales, that you may have encountered the Penguin Bookshelf or come across Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales or John Bunyan’s The Pilgrim Progress. Mine is an inspiration from the classical tales. There is another pleasant tale for you, the tale of Abia pensioners. Our fathers and mothers. The elder statesmen who served …

The Abuja Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has handed over documents of properties and 324 houses recovered for Kano State pensioners to the affected individuals. The development was a result of an investigation carried out by the EFCC into a N4.1 billion Pension Trust Fund denied pensioners by successive Kano State government administrations. The EFCC probe …

Nigerian Union of Pensioners (NUP), has lamented that some retirees still earn as low as N1,500 pension, demanding an urgent review to give pensioners living pensions against the hard times. NUP at its South-South zonal forum in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, highlighted the growing hardship members were going through with the current state of the nation’s economy. In a communique, …

Pensioners, who retired from the Local Government Service of Anambra State from 2015 to 2019, yesterday, held a prayer session to mourn four of their colleagues, who allegedly died as a result of their unpaid benefits. The prayer session was to seek God’s intervention to avert more deaths and to survive what they described as the inhuman conditions and intimidation …

Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State on Saturday flagged off the first tranche of settlement of death benefits to the families of deceased civil servants and gratuity of pensioners. No fewer than 6,000 beneficiaries who retired from the civil service and the families of deceased workers between 2016 and 2019 are expected to benefit from the N6 billion earmarked …

Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has approved a sum of N15,000 wage award per worker in the state to cushion the harsh effects of fuel subsidy removal on them. Adeleke also approved a sum of N10,000 for each pensioner in the state in the same regard. The approval was conveyed in a circular issued by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry …

The Executive Secretary, of Osun Health Insurance Scheme (OHIS), Dr Rasak Akindele, has said the agency has been directed by Governor Ademola Adeleke to enrol all retirees in the state in the health scheme. Akindele disclosed this on Thursday on the sidelines of the quarterly meeting of the OHIS management and accredited Health Care Providers, held at the Government Secretariat, …