Buhari’s legacy will live on through Tinubu – Governor Yahaya; FG to announce pay raise for civil servants | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Buhari’s legacy will live on through Tinubu – Governor Yahaya; FG to announce pay raise for civil servants | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Buhari’s legacy will live on through Tinubu – Governor Yahaya FG to announce pay raise for civil servants ASUU’s latest strike may cost them eight months of pension – Ngige Peter Obi picks Obasanjo’s ex-aide, Osuntokun as Okupe’s replacement Female Ogun students asked to start wearing hijab Across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital... Read More

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September 10, 2022

It’ll be difficult to rig 2023 elections — INEC; I have proven my world record was not luck – Tobi Amusan | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

It’ll be difficult to rig 2023 elections — INEC Pay pension to older persons — UN tasks Buhari Rename UNN to ‘Queen Elizabeth University of Nigeria’, Adamu Garba tells Buhari Nigeria’s foreign trade declines in Q2 2022 – NBS I have proven my world record was not luck – Tobi Amusan Across Nigeria’s 36 states... Read More

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2023 elections, Adamu Garba, Buhari, INEC, NBS, Nigeria's foreign trade, Pension, Queen Elizabeth University of Nigeria, Second quarter, Tobi Amusan, UNN, world record

December 1, 2017

[The Injustice Blog] Why don’t we forgive the Pension thieves?

This headline may look unpatriotic or any way you chose to look at it but the fact remains we’ve had enough drama from the pension issues and it’s high time we move ahead and reform the much larger ecosystem that has allowed person like Maina to thrive, we’ve channeled so much energy on Maina, energy... Read More

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death, maina, Pension, The Injustice Blog

November 24, 2017

Maina did not recover any property…seized pension assets have not been shared | EFCC tells Senate

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has dismissed allegation by the Senate that property seized from suspected pension thieves had been shared. What happened: Chairman of the senate ad hoc committee investigating the reinstatement of Abdulrasheed Maina, Emmanuel Paulker had alleged that 222 houses recovered by Maina task force was shared under the watch of EFCC. “The... Read More

Abdulrasheed Maina, EFCC, Pension, Seized assets, Senste, shared

October 18, 2017

Buhari approves payment of pension to retired ‘Biafra police officers’

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the payment of pension to the police officers who served under the defunct Biafran police during the civil war. The Police officers were granted presidential pardon in 2000. The Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD) Wednesday announced that about 162 of such retired police officers and 57 Next of Kin will be... Read More

biafra, Pension, police officers, President Muhammadu Buhari

September 1, 2017

Opinion: Reforming PENCOM through smart leadership

by Lanre Ogundimu The drive to sanitize Nigeria’s pension sector will appear to be an unending venture. In fact, it was the crisis that engulfed the sector, largely characterized by sharp practices and massive embezzlement by officials that gave birth to the National Pension Commission (PenCom) through the Pension Reform Act (PRA) 2014. The main... Read More

arm, economy, inflation, nigeria, opinion, PenCom, Pension

August 24, 2017

Opinion: The politicisation of pension in Osun

by abiodun KOMOLAFE “The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.” The quote above, by W.B. Yeats, perfectly echoed my own sentiments on reading a report in the Punch, August 16, 2017 edition in which Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun was alleged by the ‘Forum of... Read More

nigeria, opinion, Osun State, Pension, RAUF AREGBESOLA

August 11, 2017

Opinion: Saraki’s pension drama- Who is he fooling?

By Gbenga Odunsi In July, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) asked Abubakar Malami, Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, to institute legal action on behalf of Nigerian people to recover over N40 billion dubiously earned in double payments by former Nigerian state governors who are now either senators or ministers. It... Read More

APC, International Centre for Investigative Reporting, opinion, Pension, Saraki, SERAP

August 9, 2017

We have no idea how much Saraki refunded – Kwara finance commissioner

Kwara State Commissioner of Finance, Demola Banu has said he has no idea how much Senate President, Bukola Saraki refunded to the state, Punch reports. Banu said, “I do not have the figures offhand. Call me by Friday for the figure, if I have it by then. Senior Special Assistant to the Kwara State Governor... Read More

Bukola Saraki, Kwara finance cimmissioner, Pension, refund

August 9, 2017

[The Legislative Blog]: Kwara govt backs Saraki, says he returned pension payments

The Kwara state government has stepped in to corroborate Senate President Bukola Saraki’s claims regarding pension payment from the state after his two-term tenure as governor. In a press release by the Secretary to Kwara government, Alhaji Sola Isiaka Gold, “The said pension has been duly remitted to his account, like other former Governors’, since... Read More

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government, kwara, Pension, Saraki

August 6, 2017

Relinquish the house you got from Kwara govt | Falana tells Saraki

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana has asked Senate President Bukola Saraki to return pension he received as former governor to the Kwara State government. Falana also asked him to return the house built for him as a former governor. Saraki had said he wrote to the Kwara State government to stop his pension, after SERAP... Read More

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August 4, 2017

Group tells Saraki to return all monies collected as pension

Kwara Mass Movement (KMM), a socio-political group, has called on Senate President Bukola Saraki to return all monies he had collected as pension from the state government. National Coordinator of the group, Salmeon Jawondo, made the call in Ilorin on Thursday while briefing the media on “the state of the State,’’ NAN reports. “We watched... Read More

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August 2, 2017

Donate your double pay to charity | SERAP tells Saraki

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked Senate President Bukola Saraki to return all pension he received as governor of Kwara State after becoming a senator. The group welcomed the decision by Saraki to stop receiving pension as a former governor. SERAP had written to the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami to... Read More

Bukola Saraki, charity, donate, double pay, Pension, SERAap

August 1, 2017

The Late 5: These are the stories that drove conversation today

These are the top five stories that drove conversation today. EPE 6: ABDUCTORS THREATEN TO STRIKE AGAIN IF THEIR DEMAND IS NOT MET The kidnappers of the six senior secondary school students of Lagos Model College, lgbonla, Epe, on Monday threatened to strike again if they are not included in the Federal Government’s Amnesty Programme.... Read More

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boko haram, Bukola Saraki, kidnappers, new videi, Pension, Service Chiefs, The Late 5

August 1, 2017

I have stopped collecting pension in Kwara – Saraki

Senate President, Bukola Saraki said he had stop collecting pension as former governor of Kwara State. According to him, he wrote a letter to the state government to stop the payment. A civil society organisation, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, had accused the former governors of receiving double pay from government. “No, I’m not collecting... Read More

Bukola Saraki, FG, former Governor, Kwara State, Pension, senate, SERAP

July 18, 2017

I have not received any pension from Ekiti govt | Fayemi tells SERAP

Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Kayode Fayemi has threatened to sue the Social-Economic Rights Accountability Project (SERAP) if it does not prove that he receives pension from Ekiti State government. In a statement on Monday, SERAP said the former Ekiti governor and some others serving in other positions were receiving double pensions. While responding,... Read More

Ekiti, Kayode Fayemi, Pension, SERAP

July 17, 2017

The YNaija Tracklist: Magu: Presidency to approach Supreme Court over appointment crisis | Lagos Assembly to reduce ex-governors’ pensions | More stories

From the papers this morning – a tracklist. NHIS to secure police protection as suspended Secretary vows to resume work – YNaija Magu: Presidency to approach Supreme Court over appointment crisis – YNaija Judges homes’ raid: Reps panel want DSS, Evidence laws amended – YNaija We don’t recognise group calling for Saraki’s recall – APC... Read More

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appointments, DSS, Judges homes, Lagos Assembly, Pension, Presidency, raid, Reps, supreme court, The YNaija Tracklist

July 17, 2017

Lagos Assembly to reduce ex-governors’ pensions

The Lagos State House of Assembly has said it is planning to reduce pension of former governors in the state. Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa disclosed this at a parley with civil society organisations. He said the decision will help save taxpayers money. He said, “This House is amending the Public Office Holder (Payment of Pension) Law.... Read More

assembly, ex-governors, lagos, Pension, reduce

July 12, 2017

FG approves process to offset N2.7trn pension, salary arrears

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) Tuesday approved the process to validate and pay inherited Federal Government contractor and employee liabilities totalling N2.7 trillion. The Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun told State House reporters that the obligations accumulated over the last two decades would be paid through bond and promissory note issuance to resolve long outstanding dues... Read More

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June 1, 2017

Olusegun Adeniyi: Issues in Pencom appointments

by Olusegun Adeniyi A few weeks ago, the federal government announced the removal of the Director General of the National Pension Commission (PenCom), Mrs Chinelo Anohu-Amazu, who was immediately replaced by Alhaji Aliyu Abdulrahman Dikko. In reconstituting the board, Mr Funso Doherty was also announced as the new chairman to replace former PDP National Chairman,... Read More

corruption, nigeria, Olusegun Adeniyi, opinion, Pecom, Pension

April 6, 2017

The Big 5: These are the stories you should be monitoring today

by Dolapo Adelana These are the top five stories you should be monitoring today. 1. Secret trial for Nnamdi Kanu dangerous – IPOB The Indigenous of People of Biafra (IPOB) on Wednesday kicked against the secret trial of their leader, Nnamdi Kanu. 2. Meningitis: Gov. Yari should blame APC, not God – Makarfi The Senator Ahmed Makarfi... Read More

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April 6, 2017

The YNaija Tracklist: Secret trial for Nnamdi Kanu dangerous – IPOB | FG releases N54bn for pension arrears | More stories

by Dolapo Adelana From the papers this morning – a Tracklist. Secret trial for Nnamdi Kanu dangerous – IPOB – YNaija Meningitis: Gov. Yari should blame APC, not God – Makarfi – YNaija Meningitis outbreak: What I actually said – Gov. Yari – YNaija PDP Senate Caucus seeks political solution to party crisis – YNaija... Read More

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December 25, 2016

‘How Ibori received N250m from Delta govt. in UK prison’

Former Governor of Delta, James Ibori was paid N250m by the state government while he was in jail in the United Kingdom between 2012 and 2016, an investigation has revealed. The investigation revealed that the said amount was part of the entitlement due an ex-governor of the state. According to the Delta State Governor and Deputy... Read More

Delta government, Fraud, James Ibori, money laundering, N250M, Pension

November 28, 2016

We will pay retirees their pensions promptly – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday said those who served the country diligently will not experience difficulties in getting their pensions. In a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, the President was quoted to have said this at a meeting he had with the Executive Secretary, Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate,... Read More

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November 24, 2016

Ifeoluwa Adedeji: The political context of legacy building [NEW VOICES]

by Ifeoluwa Adedeji Again, pensioners in Osun State have threatened to shut down the state, if the government fails to pay all their outstanding pension and gratuity. This came three months after the last one that took place when the state marked its 25th year of creation on August 27. Meanwhile, public relations messages target the... Read More

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November 21, 2016

YNaija Editorial: Gov. Oshiomhole’s immoral pension

As NLC President, Adams Oshiomhole was on the side of the common man, taking government to task on issues of the welfare of workers. It was this credibility he drew on to become the governor of Edo State in 2008 after a protracted court battle, won a second term and eventually installed his successor, Godwin... Read More

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September 21, 2016

Ageless actress, Joke Silva, makes smart choice as AIICO Pension brand ambassador (PHOTOS)

AIICO Pension Managers Limited (APML), a licensed Pension Fund Administrator (PFA) operating in Nigeria and a subsidiary of AIICO Insurance Plc, recently marked its 10th anniversary with the unveiling of veteran actress, producer and TV personality, Joke Silva as brand ambassador. This strategic partnership in addition to promoting the AIICO Pension brand will greatly improve public... Read More

Imo state to commence payment of pension on Monday

The Imo State government says it would commence payment of pension on Monday, September 19, Channels Television reports. The Commissioner for Internally Generated Revenue and Pensions Matters, Ifeanyi Ararume, who disclosed this in Owerri the Imo State capital said the government has approved the sum of N1.2 billion for immediate payment of pensions for the month of August 2016. In... Read More