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Members of pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate ,Lagos (PTAD) on Monday protested within the Lagos High Court premises expressing their frustration over reduction of their pensions. Commander Oyeniyi Emmanuel Oluwole …
Poor Welfare: Pensioners demand restoration of benefits amidst rising medical cost Read More
Nigeria’s pension fund assets hit N24.63 trillion in June 2025, driven by equities and FGN securities The nation’s pension fund industry sustained its upward trajectory in June 2025, with total …
Nigeria’s pension fund assets increase to N24.63trn June 2025 Read MoreThe Bauchi state government has inaugurated the newly constituted Bauchi State Contributory Pension Commission, with a charge to reposition the pension system and ensure the welfare of retirees. The inauguration …
Bauchi inaugurates Contributory Pension Commission Read More
Hundreds of Police retirees in Cross River state, Monday, defied heavy downpour to call on the federal government to exempt the police from the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS). The protesting …
Remove us from contributory pension scheme, protesting police retirees tell FG Read More
The recent agitation by some serving officers of the Nigeria Police Force seeking to exit the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) and return to the old Defined Benefits Scheme (DBS) …
Why police officers should rethink pulling out of contributory pension scheme Read MoreFor countless Nigerian pensioners, the term “increase” has lost its meaning — reduced to a hollow promise. Whenever the government approves a pension adjustment — usually after long delays — one would …
PTAD’s unjust delay of pension increment Read More
Workers across Ogun State have declared an indefinite strike, effective from 12:00am, Tuesday, July 15, following what they described as years of injustice and non-compliance with the State’s Contributory Pension …
Ogun workers declare indefinite strike over ‘pension scheme irregularities’ Read MoreThe State of Enterprise report 2025 released by EnterpriseNGR showed that Assets Under Management (AUM) in the nation’s pension industry expanded by 22.6 per cent to N22.51 trillion in the 2024 …
Pension assets under management hits N22.51trn in 2024 Read MoreRetired police officers under the aegis of Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) have announced plans to embark on a nationwide protest next month to renew their call for the Nigeria Police …
Retired police officers to protest over contributory pension management Read MoreGrowth in pension assets dropped to a 12-month low of N61.9 billion at the end of March 2025 due to outflows. After a recovery in May 2024 from a negative …
Outflows drag pension assets to 12-month low Read More
The Kano state Government has begun the disbursement of over ₦16 billion in outstanding entitlements to former councillors who served under the All Progressives Congress (APC) from 2014 to 2024, …
Kano releases N16bn for gratuity payment to former councillors, current officials Read More
In line with the Lagos state government policy of pay as you go, the state governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has paid over N700 billion to 20,956 retirees across all categories …
Sanwo-Olu paid N70bn pensions to 20,956 retirees in 5 years – Official Read MoreFew months after approving N10billion for payment of accumulated gratuities owed retirees in Cross River state, Governor Bassey Edet Otu, has signed the Senior Citizens Centre bill into law. The …
Otu signs senior citizens bills into law Read MoreThe Defined Benefit Scheme (DBS) federal pensioners of this great country, otherwise known as The Senior Citizens, seek the indulgence of the Honourable Minister of Finance Wale Edun to use …
Letter to Finance Minister Edun on DBS pensioners’ plight Read More
The Registrar of the National Examinations Council (NECO), Wednesday, inaugurated the Association of Retired National Examinations Council Staff of Nigeria (ARNECSON) with the retirees demanding for payment of outstanding allowances …
NECO retirees demand payment of outstanding allowances, improved benefits Read More
A civic group, Uba Sani Legacy Projects Solidarity Assembly (USLEPSA), has said the Kaduna state government under Governor Uba Sani has cleared N6.9 billion in outstanding pension arrears and built …
Kaduna clears N6.9bn pension backlog, builds 62 new schools Read More
The Federal Parastatals and Private Sector Pensioners Association of Nigeria (FEPPPAN) has thrown its weight behind a new policy by the Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD) regarding payment and remittance …
FEPPPAN backs PTAD’s new policy on check-off dues Read More
Edo state governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has approved the payment of gratuities owed to pensioners since 2012, saying his administration has resolved to prioritise the welfare of retired civil servants who …
Edo: Okpebholo begins payment of 13 – year pensioners’ gratuity arrears Read More
Pensioners have renewed their appeal to federal government on the need to prioritise the welfare of the members of the Union, especially the 33 percent pension increase and the consequential …
Ogun: Pensioners seek 33 percent increase, consequential adjustment Read More
Professor Mathew Olasehinde Fashagba of the Faculty of Management Science , Federal University Lokoja (FUL) has identified corruption as an active threat that hindered the success of the contributory pension …
Corruption bane of contributory pension scheme – Don Read More
Retired military personnel have barricaded the entrance to the Ministry of Finance in Abuja with canopies and chairs, demanding the full payment of their long-overdue entitlements. The retirees erected canopies …
Military retirees block finance ministry’s entrance with canopies, demand payment of entitlements Read More
The Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP) has disclosed that it will hold its National Delegates Conference (NDC) in April 2025 in Kano, North West Nigeria to elect new national officials …
NUP to hold delegate conference in Kano Read More
The Federal Parastatals and Private Sector Pensioners Association of Nigeria (FEPPPAN), Monday, commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for approving N32.000 as a minimum pension in Nigeria The president recently approved …
Pensioners applaud Tinubu on N32.000 minimum pension Read MoreNational Pension Commission (PenCom) has said pension fund assets climbed by 11.5990 per cent to N20.484 trillion at the end of first half of financial year 2024 from N18.355 trillion …
Pension fund rises 11.6% to N20.5trn first half of 2024 Read MoreNigerians who lost their jobs have continued to fall back on their pension savings to survive current economic difficulties. Data from the National Pension Commission shows pensions have become an …
More Nigerians revert to pension savings for survival Read More