ON Friday, June 28, the National Pension Commission, PenCom, submitted a position paper to the Senate Committee on Establishments and Public Service and the House Committee on Pensions, at the joint public hearing on the Bill for an Act to repeal the Pension Reform Act 2004 and enact the Pension Reform Act, 2013, to make provision for Contributory Pension Scheme, CPS, and for connected matters. For record purposes, beginning from this edition, Pension and You, will publish the presentation of PenCom, the regulator in the Pension industry.

NIGERIA has become the 37th member state to ratifiy the Maritime Labour Convention at the just concluded 102 conference of the International Labour Organisation held in Geneva, Switzerland. Labour and Productivity minister, Chief Emeka Wogu presented the instrument of ratification to the director-general of the ILO, Mr. Guy Rider in Geneva.

THE Nigeria Union of Pensioners, NUP, has lamented the non payment of the 14 months pension arrears contrary to the directives of President Goodluck Jonathan for immediate payment of the arrears of the check- off dues owed the union.

Frustration, anguish and lamentation could be seen on their faces when retired military men gathered to draw public attention to their plight over non-payment of three years pension arrears. They had served the nation with youthful and productive lives fighting for the survival and unity of Nigeria.

NEWLY elected President of the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, Bobboi Bala Kaigama, has spoken about his determination to work with the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and all TUC members as one family to lift up the living standards of Nigerian workers and other underprivileged groups in the country.