PenCom has reaffirmed its commitment to ending pension payment delays and strengthening collaboration with the judiciary

By Victor Ahiuma-Young Governor Ademola Jackson Adeleke of Osun State, has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to the welfare of workers and retirees, vowing that the state will “never owe pensioners again.” Speaking weekend at the conferment of the “Most Outstanding Governor of the Year” award by the Labour Writers’ Association of Nigeria, LAWAN, in Ibadan […]

The adjustments, which take effect from the September 2025 payroll cycle, follow years of clamour by pensioners for improved welfare.

NSIT has rolled out a nationwide health and safety initiative with the procurement of vital equipment for the use of its workforce

By Evelyn Usman THE Commandant of the Nigerian Armed Forces Resettlement Centre (NAFRC), Oshodi, Lagos, Air Vice Marshal Bashir Mamman, has charged officers of the Armed Forces to embrace entrepreneurship and innovation as a pathway to building successful lives after military service. He made the call at the graduation ceremony of the Senior and Mid-Level Entrepreneurship […]

PenCom DG, Ms. Omolola Oloworaran stormed the Labour House, seat of NLC, amid rising tensions between parties over the safety of pension funds

By Victor Ahiuma-Young The Managing Director/Chief Executive of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund, NSITF, Oluwaseun Faleye, has raised the alarm over the rising toll of workplace deaths and injuries in Nigeria, stressing that the full enforcement of the Employees’ Compensation Act (ECA) 2010 is the only guarantee of protection for workers and their families. Speaking […]

Employers have been told that the surest way to guarantee industrial harmony and sustained productivity is to secure their workers’ future

Governor Ahmed Ododo, of Kogi State, has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to safeguarding the welfare of retirees.

By Victor Ahiuma-Young The Nasarawa State Government has earmarked N1.6 billion for the payment of gratuities to retirees who left service in 2012, Governor Abdullahi Sule has announced Sule made the disclosure during the distribution of electric vehicles at the Government House, Lafia.  He noted that his administration had already cleared all outstanding gratuities inherited from 1996 […]

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved a series of sweeping reforms aimed at improving the welfare of pensioners under the Defined Benefit Scheme, DBS

•Seeks 75% salary as Police Pension By Victor Ahiuma-Young The National Pension Commission, PenCom, has called on the Federal Government to double its pension contribution for police officers from the current 10 percent to 20 percent, as part of wide-ranging reforms aimed at boosting retirement security for men and women of the Nigeria Police Force. PenCom’s […]

By Victor Ahiuma-Young The Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate, PTAD, has reaffirmed its commitment to protecting pensioners’ rights and wellbeing, unveiling new digital initiatives to enhance service delivery for Federal Government retirees under the old Defined Benefit Scheme, DBS. Speaking at the 2024/2025 Annual General Meeting, AGM, of the Nigerian Association of Insurance and Pension Editors, NAIPE, sponsored […]

By Victor Ahiuma-Young  The Nigeria Labour Congress , NLC, has threatened a showdown with the National Pension Commission (PenCom ), over alleged irregularities in the management of workers’ pension funds, accusing the commission of secret spending without authorisation and excluding workers’ representatives from critical decision-making processes. In a letter addressed to the Director-General of PenCom, President of […]

By Rosemary Iwunze  The National Health Insurance Authority, NHIA, has announced the expansion of the national health insurance scheme to cover extreme health cases, including people living with HIV, PLHIV, and tuberculosis , TB, patients, with pilot schemes currently underway in four states. This was disclosed by Mrs. Aisha Abubakar Haruna, Acting Director of the Lagos Regional […]