The House of Representatives has invited the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to explain alleged discrepancies in the payment of pensions and retirement benefits to former bank employees, following complaints of unpaid…
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has proposed restoring gratuity for retired police officers and reforming their pension arrangements if elected president in 2027, amid continued protests over retirement benefits. The proposed Police Dignity Guarantee Plan is…
The Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD) has paid ₦13.87 billion in outstanding pension increment arrears to 18,822 retirees under the Defined Benefit Scheme (DBS), covering payments owed between June 2021 and October 2026. The directorate…
The welfare of retired police officers is set to receive fresh attention in the National Assembly as the House of Representatives considers a bill to establish a Nigeria Police Veterans Commission. The bill, which has…
Pensioners from the federal public and private sectors have asked President Bola Tinubu not to exclude them from the new ₦70,000 monthly transport support recently approved for public workers, saying retirees are also struggling to…
The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, has proposed a 200 per cent gratuity and improved pension benefits for retired police officers as part of ongoing reforms to address longstanding retirement benefit challenges in the Nigeria…
The Bauchi State Government says it has disbursed ₦5.2 billion in gratuities to workers who retired from state and local government service between 2012 and 2014. The government is also set to begin paying gratuities…
Former staff members and pensioners of the defunct College of Education, Ekiadolor, Edo State, have appealed to the state government to pay the last tranche of their outstanding entitlements after the administration of Governor Monday…
The 17 local government chairmen in Enugu State have resolved to dedicate 10 per cent of their monthly allocations to clearing gratuity arrears owed to retired council workers since 2000. Ferdinand Ukwueze, deputy chairman of…
The Enugu State Government has approved ₦32 billion to settle outstanding gratuity arrears owed to retired civil servants dating back to 2000, with the first ₦10 billion payment scheduled to begin next week. The Secretary…
