Retired police personnel and their families, under the aegis of the Police Retired Officers Forum of Nigeria, on Monday staged a protest at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, blocking one of its gates. The retirees said the demonstration was against the continued inclusion of the Nigeria Police Force in the Contributory Pension Scheme. They described…
More than 75 million Nigerians working in the informal sector are likely to retire without any form of pension or retirement savings, the Director-General of the National Pension Commission, Omolola Oloworaran, has said. The PenCom DG stated this on Monday in Abuja while speaking at the presentation of a licensed accredited pension agent certificate to…
The Coalition of Federal Pensioners of Nigeria says it will embark on nationwide naked protest on October 6 if the government fails to implement pension increments and palliatives. National Chairman of the coalition Comrade Mukaila Ogunbote, stated this during a news conference on in Lagos. He stated that pensioners had given the government until September…
By Adebayo Yusuf The Secretary, Nigeria Union of Pensioners, Oyo State council, Comrade Olusegun Abatan has listed out the retirees that would benefit in the implementation of the union’s 13-point demands recently approved by Governor, Seyi Makinde. Comrade Abatan made this known in an interview with Pensioners FM Correspondent. According to Comrade Abatan, retirees before…
By Yetunde Oke The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde has approved 25,00O naira as minimum pension for Pensioners in the state. The Chairman Nigeria Union of Pensioners, NUP, Oyo State Council, Comrade James Osuntade and the union’s Secretary, Comrade Olusegun Abatan made this known in a statement jointly signed and made available to newsmen. Comrade…
The Jigawa State Government, through the State and Local Government Contributory Pension Scheme, has disbursed over N1.543 billion as terminal benefits to 609 retirees across the state. The beneficiaries included those who retired after completing 35 years of service between August and December 2024. The payments were coordinated by the Jigawa State and Local Government…
Belgium has enacted a law that grants sex workers the same rights and protections as other workers. The legislation, signed into law on Sunday, ensures that sex workers are entitled to maternity leave, pensions, and legal safeguards against exploitation. This decision followed widespread protests in 2022, during which sex workers demanded state support after being…
By Adebayo Yusuf The Nigeria Union of Pensioners, Southwest Zone has again appealed to state governors in the zone to expedite the implementation of the 33.4% pension increment of 2010 and consequential pension adjustment of 2019. Public Relations Officer, NUP Southwest Zone, Comrade Olusegun Abatan made this known at the last quarterly meeting of the…
By Yetunde Oke Secretary, Nigeria Union of Pensioners, NUP, Oyo State Council, Comrade Olusegun Abatan, says the State Governor, Seyi Makinde has cleared over 25 billion naira of backlog of indebtedness by previous administrations. Comrade Abatan said this in an interview with newsmen in Ibadan, the state capital. According to Comrade Abatan, Governor Makinde has…
By Yetunde Oke The Secretary, Nigeria Union of Pensioners, NUP, Oyo State Council, Comrade Olusegun Abatan, has described the plights of pensioners across the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, as sad. Comrade Abatan said this in an interview with newsmen in Ibadan, the state capital. According to Comrade Abatan,…