By Victor Ahiuma-Young Workers in the Chemical and Non-Metallic Products industry, have said gratuity and pension are different, insisting that pension cannot replace gratuity. Leaders of National Union of Chemical Footwear Rubber Leather and Non-Metallic Products Employees, NUCFRLANMPE, and their Chemical and Non-Metallic Products Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, CANMPSSAN, counterpart, reiterated the workers’ position […]

By Victor Ahiuma-Young Katsina State House of Assembly has passed an executive bill for the establishment of a contributory pension scheme in the state. The bill, presented by Governor Aminu Masari, was passed by the assembly during its plenary, presided over by the Speaker, Alhaji Tasi’u Maigari. The passage of the bill followed the presentation […]

By Victor Ahiuma-Young The Nigeria Union of Pensioners, Contributory Pension Scheme Sector, NUPCPS, has pleaded with the National Pension Commission, PenCom, to direct Pension Fund Administrators, PFAs, and insurance companies to pay the 2.5 per cent differential released by the Federal Government, to members en-bloc to halt further death of retirees. NUPCPS in a communiqué […]

By Victor Ahiuma-Young The issue of assessing the death benefits of a deceased employee or pensioner has continued to pose a challenge to beneficiaries, especially next-of-kin. However, a former member of the board of the National Pension Commission, PenCom, and Director, Centre For Pension Right Advocacy, CPRA, Ivor Takor, in this piece, says “Will” remains […]

Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN, has decried the repeated kidnap and attacks on its members, calling on security agencies to help protect members and the general public.