By Victor Ahiuma-Young The Nigeria Union of Pensioners, NUP, has clarified the circumstances surrounding the compulsory retirement of its General Secretary, Mr Actor Zal, insisting that the decision strictly followed the union’s constitution, staff regulations and public service rules. The President of NUP, Mr Godwin Abumis, made the clarification  in Abuja , following concerns and allegations […]

Retiring police officers may soon enjoy improved welfare as the Nigeria Police Force, NPF, Pensions Limited moves to peg police pensions

While leaving office ends daily reports, meetings, and formal responsibilities, it also triggers a complex psychological transition

By Victor Ahiuma-Young THE Federal Government has injected over N90 billion into police pensions, marking a major boost to retirement welfare and easing years of hardship associated with delayed payment of accrued pension rights for retired police officers. Head Business Development and Marketing, NPF Pensions, Chukwuma Ohaka, informed that the intervention follows significant progress in […]

The pensioners warned that they would embark on a two-day statewide peaceful protest if their long-standing demands were ignored

The Managing Director of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), Barrister Olúwaceun Faleye, has launched a nationwide workplace safety initiative aimed at protecting Nigerian workers and boosting productivity. Faleye announced the initiative at a press conference to flag off the 2025 Safe Workplace Intervention Project (SWIP), a collaboration between NSITF and the Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association […]

FIWON has warned that millions of Nigerians in the informal sector risk falling into old-age poverty due to the failure of micro-pension scheme

By Victor Ahiuma-Young  The National Pension Commission, PenCom, has promised to intensify engagement with state governments over pension shortfalls, disclosing that compliance with the Contributory Pension Scheme, CPS, remains low across the country. The Director General of PenCom, Ms. Omolola Oloworaran, said that although some states have shown relatively higher compliance with the CPS, the major concern […]

•Thousands of retirees, next-of-kins share N55.9bn By Victor Ahiuma-Young Thousands of pensioners and next-of-kins of deceased retirees across the country have received a major financial boost as the Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate, PTAD, disbursed a total of N55.9 billion in pensions and outstanding arrears in December 2025. The payment, which cut across all pension departments under […]

By Victor Ahiuma-Young The National Pension Commission PenCom, has described the recent law passed by the National Assembly to remove members of the Nigeria Police Force from the Contributory Pension Scheme, CPS, as flawed, though likely made in good faith. Recall that the Nigerian Senate had on December 4, 2025, passed the Nigeria Police Force […]