Tag: Pensioners
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Osun pensioners lock up state secretariat over unpaid arrears
Pensioners in Osun State on Friday stormed the State Secretariat and locked up workers in continuation of their protest to press home demand for payment of their pension arrears and gratuities. The pensioners started the fresh protest on Thursday and continued early Friday morning before workers could arrive for work. The protesters locked the main…
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Pensioners beg FG to pay pension, salaries before Sallah
The Nigeria Union of Pensioners, on Tuesday urged Federal and state governments to pay pension and workers salaries before the Sallah festival. The union said in statement issued in Abuja by its General Secretary, Mr Actor Zal that the gesture would ease current hardship and allow pensioners and workers celebrate the event without hassle. It…
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Edo pensioners urged to revalidate documents
In a bid to harmonize and prevent fraudulent collection of pension across the state, the government of Edo State, has called for eligible pensioners to turn up for the revalidation and biometrics exercise ongoing in the state. According to a statement from the Office of the Chief Press Secretary (interim), the exercise is code-named ‘I…
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Niger has no record of pensioners – DG
Niger State has no record of its pensioners and that is making it difficult to meet its obligations to retirees, according to Alhaji Usman Mohammed, Director-General, Niger State Pension Board. “There are no records; this has militated against a smooth take-off since I assumed office in 2016,” Mohammed told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN),…
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Pay us our 77 months salary arrears, Imo pensioners tell Okorocha
…no pensioners protested, those parading themselves as pensioners are within the active age, CPS alleges Following months of accumulated salary arrears owned pensioners in Imo State, scores of pensioners in the State, on Thursday embarked on a peaceful protest to press home their demands. The aggrieved pensioners barricaded the Okigwe road as well as the…
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Lagos releases N941m to 228 pensioners in November
The Lagos State Pension Commission said it paid 228 retirees a total of N941m in November. The pensioners, the commission added, were from the state civil service, local governments, and State Universal Basic Education Board, teaching service and pensions office and other parastatals of government. “This administration has from August, 2015 to date paid a…