Pensioners tear-gassed: CSOs allege cover-up, demand probe into Lagos protest assault
By Victor Ahiuma-Young LAGOS — A coalition of nine Civil Society Organisations, CSOs, in Lagos has condemned alleged tear-gassing of pensioners who protested unpaid entitlements at the Lagos State House of Assembly, claiming a subsequent attempt by the police to cover up the incident. The CSOs are Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa, CAPPA, #EndBadGovernance […]
We’ve been left to suffer like destitute – Anambra pensioners
By Vincent Ujumadu PENSIONERS in Anambra State who retired since 2017 have not been paid their gratuities, even as many of them have died without being paid. The state branch of the Nigeria Union of Pensioners, NUP, has consistently been lamenting over the development and engaging the state government on the matter to no avail. […]
Lagos pays N1.5bn to retirees
The Lagos State Government has paid N1.5 billion accrued pensions rights to 482 retirees for the month of May. The Commissioner for Establishments, Training and Pensions, Mrs Ajibola Ponnle made this known at the 94th Retirement Bond Certificate presentation to retirees of the Lagos State Public Service last Monday in Lagos. The programme was organised […]
Police brutality: How Oyetola’s compensation wiped victims’ tears
By Shina Abubakar OSOGBO — Although some wounds hardly heal but the soothing effect of counsel, sometimes, provides a foundation for permanent healing. Such is the situation with Osun state victims’ of police brutality as Governor Adegboyega Oyetola compensated them for their various losses and trauma. Osun, against many expectations, filed out over N53 million […]
PTAD to pensioners: Let us know if you haven’t receive your April pension
The Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate, PTAD, has directed Defined Benefit Scheme, DBS, pensioners yet to receive their April monthly pension, to send their complaints to its office. PTAD, on its official Twitter account on Wednesday, said that DBS pensioners who had not received their pension by the end of the week, to send a complaint, […]
NLC, TUC seek upward review of retirement age
By Victor Ahiuma-Young Organised Labour has demanded for the upward review of the retirement age of all public servants from 60 to 65 years. Under the aegis of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and its Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, counterparts, Labour insist on full payment of gratuities to workers contending that the 2014 Pension […]
