Kaduna to pay N30,000 minimum pension this month
The Kaduna State Government will this month begin paying N30,000 as the new minimum pension for its retirees who are on the old Defined Benefits […]
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Ex-NAWOJ President wants commission for elderly
By Lesley Muosowo Otu Former President of the Nigerian Association of Women Journalists, NAWOJ, Ms. Evelyn Onyilo has said that a commission for the protection […]
Life pension: SERAP asks court to order 36 governors to publish payment details
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit asking the Federal High Court, Abuja to order the 36 state governors in Nigeria to […]
Court dismisses ex-governor of Borno, Goni’s suit for pension, benefits
The National Industrial Court, Abuja on Wednesday dismissed ex- Borno governor, Mohammed Goni’s suit for payment of pension and other benefits, for lacking in merit. […]
Pension contributors, assets stand at ₦8.85m, ₦9.58trn, respectively – PenCom
The National Pension Commission (PenCom) on Thursday disclosed that the number of registered contributors under the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) stood at 8.85 million as […]
PENCOM report says most states not implementing Contributory Pension Scheme
Most states across the six geopolitical zones in the country are yet to fully implement the Federal Government’s Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS), a report by […]
Maina appears in court in wheelchair for bail application
Abdulrasheed Maina, Chairman, Pension Reform Task Team (PRTM), was, on Thursday, wheeled into Court 6, Federal High Court, Abuja, where his bail application is expected […]
Senate urges FG to settle N400 billion pension liability
The Chairman of the Senate committee on Pension Matters, Sen. Ibrahim Shekarau, has urged the Federal Government to pay the over N400 billion it is […]
Tight security in Federal High Court Abuja, as EFCC arraigns Maina, son
Security in and around the Federal High Court, Abuja, was on Friday beefed up by operatives of the Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) as Abdulrasheed […]
N14bn Police Pension Fraud: Dangabar’s death stalls trial, EFCC to amend charges
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday October 17, 2019, filed a motion before Justice Hussein Baba Yusuf of the Federal High Court, […]
World War ll veteran urges FG to pay his pension
#TrackNigeria 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 […]
SERAP urges Orji Kalu, Goje, Okorocha, others to ‘stop collecting pensions’
#TrackNigeria The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged all former governors now in the ninth Senate to “publicly commit to stop collecting pensions from their […]
NLC tasks Nasarawa govt on contributory pension
The Nasarawa state chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has urged the State Government to adopt contributory pension system to safeguard the future of […]
Pension: Buhari pledges to restore dignity of retired public servants
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday inaugurated Micro Pension Plan with a pledge to restore the dignity of public servants, who worked tirelessly and sacrificed for […]
Zamfara Assembly begins amendment of bill on former govs, deputies’ pension
The Zamfara House of Assembly has begun deliberations to amend a bill for pensions and other allowances of governors, speakers and their deputies in the […]
Pension Fraud: EFCC secures interim forfeiture of N397m
Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of a Federal High Court, Abuja, has ordered the interim forfeiture to the Federal Government the sum of N357,206,311.15, $91,955.38 (N33, 411, […]
Micro Pension Scheme participants to access 40% in 3 months — PenCom
The National Pension Commission (PenCom) says contributors under its Micro Pension Scheme to be rolled out in 2019 could have access to 40 per cent […]
Kogi to pay salary, pension from N6.17bn allocation
Kogi State government said it would use some of its N6.17 billion federation account allocation to pay workers’ salary and retirees’ pension by next week. […]
PTAD explains status of 33% payment of pension arrears to pensioners
The Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD), says it commenced payment of the 33 per cent pension increase in October 2014 and ensured that all arrears […]
Pension: PTAD payrolls 9,125 ex-workers of NITEL/MTEL
The Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD) has included 9,125 ex-workers of Nigerian Telecommunications Limited (NITEL), and its mobile subsidiary, MTEL, to its monthly pension payroll. […]
Delta approves 33 per cent increase on pension
The Delta Government has approved 33 per cent increase on the pensions of retired workers in the state, bringing them at par with those received […]
Osun releases N19.8bn to settle workers’ salary, pension arrears
The Osun Government says it has released N19.8 billion for the settlement of salary and pension arrears owed all categories of workers in the state. […]
Shekarau begs FG to release funds for 2017 retirees accrued pension backlog
The Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Pension, Rep. Hassan Shekarau, has pleaded with President Mohammadu Buhari to release the N66 billion needed to settle […]
PTAD to evolve automated computation of pension benefits
To strengthen the management of pensions under the Defined Benefits Scheme (DBS), the Pension Transmission Arrangement Directorate (PTAD) says it will integrate automated computation of […]
PenCom cautions contributors, pensioners against kickbacks
The National Pension Commission (PenCom) on Saturday urged pensioners and pension contributors not to give any inducement to facilitate the payment of their retirement benefits […]