Okemini said: “We have tried every other means including meeting with the relevant authorities, peaceful demonstrations to the Government House, and writing of letters to draw government’s attention to our plight to no avail.
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Saraki on Wednesday disclosed how he inspired the passing of the bill by the Kwara State House of Assembly to suspend payment of pensions to former governors and their deputies when they hold a public office and called on other state assemblies to take a cue from Kwara State and pass similar laws in their states.
Saraki, in posts on his official social media pages, commended the Kwara State House of Assembly Speaker, Rt. Hon. Ali Ahmad, and the State House of Assembly for passing the Bill, following his conversation with the Speaker two months ago.
The passage of the bill followed the consideration of the report of the House Committee on Establishment and Public Service at the Committee of the Whole House sitting in Ilorin.
Dele told the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos on Sunday that the pensioners are being owed 12 months arrears of the 33 per cent increment in pension.
Lawl said: “As at September, 2017, LASG paid more than N80 billion into the Retirement Savings Accounts of its retirees since the commencement of the Contributory Pension Scheme in 2007.’’
A statement by the management of Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate in Abuja on Wednesday indicated that President Muhammadu Buhari has given approval for the payment of pension entitlements to the affected officers and their next-of -kin.
Government now contributes 10.5 percent as against the 7.5 percent earlier approved in 2007 when the scheme started, while the employees contribution of 7.5 percent is maintained.
Akande spoke at the reception held for the newly appointed Chairman of Oyo State Pension Board, Samson Aderounmu, and Oluokun Akintola, his Local Government Service Commission counterpart.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that in their hundreds, the pensioners blocked the King’s Square area of the Edo State capital, thereby giving motorists a hectic time to connect to other parts of the city.
An autopsy was due to be held on Wednesday to try to establish whether the mother had died of natural causes, or whether foul play was involved
Daobu told the News Agency of Nigeria in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on Monday that pension should be reviewed upward along salaries and wages of workers
The statement quoted Amechi as saying the assurance came during a meeting between the management of PTAD and representatives of the National Union of Pensioners, the National Association of Retired Paramilitary Officers, the Association of Retired Police Officers of Nigeria and the Association of Public Service Retirees
She said she was making the donation because she was convinced that President Muhammadu Buhari is a tested man of integrity who can be trusted to restore the lost glory of Nigeria and drastically curb corruption in the country
He said the development was as a result of lack of compliance with the pension law that said government should increase pension by five per cent every five years and whenever there was an increase in workers’ salaries.
He said: “There was salary increase in 2003 but we did not benefit.
NAN recalls that military pensioners in March 2015 protested the reduction in pension arrears from 53 per cent to 33 per cent and non-payment of the reduced rate
Justice Abubakar Talba of the Federal Capital Territory High Court on Tuesday rejected a plea bargain proposal mooted by persons…
On Thursday, the third prosecution witness, Mohammed Goji, who is also an operative with the Commission, told the court how ghost pensioners were discovered during the joint task team exercise carried out in the Pension Office for bio-metric enrolment of pensioners
Speaking after the 2015 Armed Forces Remembrance Day Celebration parade, Ajah said that many of the group’s members still suffered untold hardship due to non-payment of the arrears
Fashola said enough provisions had been made in the state’s budget for 2015 to clear the arrears, pointing out that much of the indebtedness accrued from the old scheme