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Amid growing concerns from retired military veterans regarding the delay in implementing new pension rates, the Military Pensions Board (MPB) has clarified that the delay is due to pending fund releases, not the ongoing electronic verification process. In a statement on Monday, the Board’s Chairman addressed the veterans, urging them to disregard rumors linking the […]
The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to ensuring that the quality of life for public servants does not deteriorate after retirement. Speaking at the 2024 pre-retirement training organized for retired and prospective retirees of federal parastatals in Kano, the Director General of the Bureau of Public Service Reforms (BPSR), Ibrahim Dasuki, outlined the administration’s […]
Pensioners in the South West have rejected the ₦70,000 minimum wage recently signed into law by President Bola Tinubu, citing the surge in fuel prices as a critical factor undermining its adequacy. The pensioners, under the Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP) Southwest Zone, issued a communiqué at the end of their zonal meeting in Ado […]
The Kaduna State Contributory Health Management Authority (KADCHMA) and the Kaduna chapter of the Nigerian Union of Pensioners (NUP) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to provide health insurance for pensioners in the state. At the signing ceremony held on Monday in Kaduna, KADCHMA Director-General Abubakar Hassan emphasized the significant benefits that the new […]
Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State has been recognized as the most pensioner-friendly governor of the year by the national leadership of the Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP). This prestigious award highlights Governor Yusuf’s significant contributions to the welfare of pensioners in Kano State. The announcement came via a statement released on Thursday by […]
The Nigerian Union of Pensioners (NUP) has shed light on the dire financial situation faced by retirees across certain states in the country, where monthly pension payments plummet to alarmingly low amounts. During a press briefing in Abuja, Mr. Godwin Abumisi, the National President of NUP, highlighted the profound hardships endured by pensioners amidst the […]
Nigerian pensioners, rallying under the banner of the Nigerian Union of Pensioners (NUP), have expressed outrage over their exclusion from the newly formed National Minimum Wage Tripartite Committee. In a fiery statement issued in Abuja on Thursday, NUP President Godwin Abumisi warned of drastic action, including a planned protest where pensioners would demonstrate naked to […]