Victor Etuokwu, the Executive Director, Retail Banking, Access Bank Plc disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos.
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Zenith Bank Plc has introduced the Zenith Timeless Account, which allows Nigerians aged 55 years and above to enjoy free financial services.
The Acting National President, Nigeria Union of Pensioners, Malam Musa Dallatu, has urged President Muhammad Buhari to create the ministry of senior citizens to oversee the affairs of pensioners.
Nigeria’s most celebrated talking drummer, Gabination, over the weekend drummed his way into the hearts of the senior citizens of Nigeria at a dinner organised to celebrate them.
Retirement, which ordinarily should be embraced with joy, has become a source of sorrow, frustration, panic, agony and replete with fraud. Ironically, the public servant, having put in all his/her life into active service would naturally be expected to be rewarded. His/her immediate returns during service are by ways of salaries and wages while the long time rewards after active service are mainly by pensions and gratuities.
The distribution, which commenced last week, ought to have been carried out much earlier in the year, but was delayed by a review of the Land Use Charge Act by the State House of Assembly