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NUP laments low monthly pension, advocates reform

February 10, 2024AfricTeamLeave a Comment

The National Union of Pensioners has said that retirees in some states receive as low as N450, N500, and N1,000 as a monthly pension. The union president, Godwin Abumisi, stated this during a press briefing in Abuja on Thursday. He lamented the economic downturn in the country, noting that many of its members are experiencing […]

19 years after, celebrated govt reforms fail to tackle pension debts, others

December 26, 2023AfricTeamLeave a Comment

The Pension Reform Act, which birthed the Contributory Pension Scheme in 2004, was meant to tackle the age-long problem of payment defaults by employers. Sadly, 19 years after, NIKE POPOOLA reports that widespread payment defaults by employers have crept into the CPS, among other challenges The Vice Chairman of Concerned Federal Pensioners, Mr Akinyele Oludimu, […]

Pensioners ‘waiting for palliatives’ – The Nation Newspaper

December 25, 2023AfricTeamLeave a Comment

Omobola Tolu-Kusimo December 25, 2023 It is the festive period but pensioners are still waiting for the N25,000 wage award from the government. Omobola Tolu-Kusimo reports FOR the over 200,000 federal pensioners in th ecountry, the festive period is bleak. Reason: They are yet to be paid the fuel subsidy palliative approved by President Bola Tinubu. […]

JUST IN: Pensioners in Rivers State occupy State government house over unpaid Pension since 2015

September 8, 2021October 2, 2021AfricTeamLeave a Comment

Pensioners in Rivers State has occupy the State Government House over unpaid pension arrears and non-payment of gratuity since 2015. The senior citizens of Rivers State, numbering about 100 converged in front of Government House to protest alleged non payment of pensions and gratuities. The pensioners who sang and prayed in front of the Government […]