Tag: Pension
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Pay my pension before I die, 104-year-old World War ll veteran begs FG
A 104-year-old World War ll Veteran of the Nigerian Army, Adamo Aduku on Saturday urged the Federal Government to pay his pension. Aduku was one of those conferred with the Chief of Army Staff World War II Veteran Award at the 2019 Army Day Celebration in Lagos. While speaking to journalists at the event, he…
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LASG releases N784m for pension payment
The Lagos State Government (LASG) has released N784,690 million to offset the Accrued Pension Rights (ACR) of its retirees. This is contained in a statement released by Mrs Ajoke Lawal, the Lagos State Pension Commission (LASPEC) spokesperson, on Wednesday in Lagos. She said the state government released funds every month to ensure the ACR gradually…
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JUST IN: Dickson rejects life pension bill for Bayelsa lawmakers
Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, has withdrawn his assent on controversial bill passed by state House of Assembly seeking life pension for lawmakers. Commissioner for Information, Mr. Daniel Iworiso-Markson, quoted Dickson as conveying the decision to decline assent to the bill in a letter to the Speaker of the Assembly, Kombowei Benson, on Monday. The…
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Pension: Lagos state retirees get N466.86m payment
The Lagos State Government has again credited N466.855m to the Retirement Savings Accounts of 187 of its retirees, including those of the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), under the Contributory Pension Scheme for the month of July 2018. The State Commissioner for Establishments, Training and Pensions, Dr. Akintola Benson-Oke, who disclosed this recently, stated…
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Ahmed signs bill stopping payment of pension to Governor, Deputy in Kwara
Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara has signed into law an amendment bill stopping payment of pension to former governors and deputy governors in the state. Recall that the State House of Assembly recently passed by the bill stopping payment of pension to former governors and deputy governors in the state. The passage of the bill…
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Reps summon Maina, Okonjo Iweala, others over alleged pension fraud
A House of Representatives panel has summoned the former chairman of the Presidential Task Force on Pension Reforms, Abdulrasheed Maina, and former Minister of Finance, Oknonjo Iweala, over alleged fraud. The panel also summoned the head of civil service of the federation, Winifred Oyo-Ita, the central bank governor, Godwin Emiefele, chairman of the Economic and…
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Kwara Assembly passes bill stopping payment of pension to ex-Govs, Deputies
The Kwara State House of Assembly on Tuesday passed an amendment bill halting payment of pension to former governors, deputy governors and other officers holding political offices after their tenure in office. The passage of the bill followed the consideration of the report of the House Committee on Establishment and Public Service at the Committee…
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Pensioners’ Union lauds Ayade over payment of gratuities
The chairman of the Cross River State chapter of the Nigerian Union of Pensioners, Comrade Ntamu Adie Emmanuel, has commended Governor Ben Ayade for the commencement of payment of gratuities to Pensioners in the State. Adie, who spoke with a private radio station in Calabar, said he and his members were truly happy with the…
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Nasarawa increases retirees’ pension to N5,000
The Director-General of Nasarawa State Pension Bureau, Mr. Abdullahi Sani-Oseze, said on Saturday the state government has increased the minimum pension of retirees to N5, 000. Sani-Oseze, who disclosed this in Lafia, said government made the adjustment in order to make life more meaningful for pensioners in the state. He said some workers, who retired…
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Edo Govt. earmarks N100m for monthly pension arrears – Gov. Obaseki
Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki on Monday said N100 million had been set aside monthly to settle pension arrears. He said his administration was making efforts to settle the backlog of pension arrears owed state government pensioners before December 2018. The governor made the disclosure at the 16th Annual National Pensioners Day at the Nigeria…