Federal retirees protest non-payment of 14-month pension arrears
NIGERIA: ANGRY former workers of the Federal Government on Tuesday lamented their financial handicap due to the non-payment of their pension. The retirees said that the government has not paid them their money, which runs into billions of naira, in the last 14 months. The peeved protesters, who retired from different federal ministries, agencies […]
Two collapsed as retirees picket Commissioner’s office
NIGERIA: TWO of the angry pensioners in Ogun State collapsed during the picketing of the office of the Finance Commissioner, Adewale Osinowo, over unpaid pensions running to two months. The duo of Mrs. Comfort Dosunmu and Mr Joseph collapsed after waiting endlessly outside the Commissioner’s office during the talks their executive were having with […]
Poly verifies retirees, praises ex-workers
NIGERIA: IN order to update her records of pensioners, the Management of the Federal Polytechnic, Offa, recently conducted verification exercise for all her retirees under the Unified Pension and Gratuity Scheme. The verification exercise is an aspect of the instant rules that governed the operation of retirement under the Unified Pension and Gratuity Scheme. […]
