How we were tear-gassed, Lagos Pensioners
“Not fewer than four persons fainted as a result of the chemicals inhaled. Everyone was running helter-skelter for first aid treatment"
Gratuities: Nasarawa releases N340m for 1,190 retirees
GOVERNOR Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State, has released N340 million for the payment of gratuities to 1,190 retirees in the state, in fulfillment of his promise to release funds quarterly until the backlog of the unpaid arrears are cleared.
Pensioners tackle Lagos govt over N30bn unpaid benefits
PENSIONERS of Lagos State, under the aegis of Association of Retirees and PFA (Pension Fund Administrators) Pensioners, have maintained that the Lagos State Government owes them not less than N30 billion of unpaid benefits, alleging that the government has abandoned them since 2018.
Court orders FG to pay ex- ABU staff their benefits
The National Indus-trial Court, Abuja has ordered the Federal Government through the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, to pay 110 disengaged staff of the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, their entitlements.
Retirees on PTAD payroll hits 250,000
No fewer than 250,000 pensioners of the Defined Benefits Scheme, DBS, are currently on the payroll of the Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate, PTAD.
Ekiti Pensioners take case to God, laments N2bn unpaid gratuities
By Vicahi Young Pensioners in Ekiti have resorted to seeking spiritual intervention over their N2 billion unpaid gratuities by the state government among other challenges. The pensioners attended an interdenominational prayer session at the secretariat of the Nigeria Union of Pensioners, NUP, Oke-Bareke in Ado-Ekiti. Some of the pensioners who were moved to tears, prayed […]
