Makinde Renews Wage Award, Transport Subsidy for Oyo workers
The Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has approved the renewal of the wage award for civil servants for another three months and the continuation of the transport subsidy in the…
Pensioners to Tinubu: We’re yet to get subsidy palliative arrears of ₦75,000
The Nigerian Union of Pensioners (NUP) has lamented that, three years after the Federal Government approved a three-month ₦25,000 monthly palliative for vulnerable Nigerians following the removal of the fuel…
Tension as police teargas pensioners over unpaid benefits in Lagos
Tear gas reportedly disrupted a pensioners’ protest in Alausa, Lagos, on Monday, prompting human rights lawyer Femi Falana (SAN) to demand the arrest and prosecution of the officers involved. The…
Rising living costs, poor pensions pushing elderly into hardship – Expert
As Nigeria grapples with rising living costs, the Executive Director of the Centre on Aging Development and Rights of Older Persons, Mr Olayinka Ajomale, has decried the worsening living conditions…
Oyo govt pays N2bn gratuity to retired LG staff, primary school teachers
The Oyo State government, under the leadership of Governor Seyi Makinde, has paid N2 billion to another batch of retired local government staff and public primary school teachers. While delivering…
Makinde’s Pension Reform: Conferring Dignity On Hoary Heads By Balqees Onadiran
It is no news that for decades, pensioners who have toiled for 35 active years in Oyo State were subjected to untold hardship. Many of these people had given 35…
You’ve made us highest paid state pensioners in Nigeria – Oyo pensioners hail Makinde
By Sulaimon Sheriff .As gov restates commitment to retirees’ welfare Pensioners from all geopolitical zones of Oyo State, on Thursday, converged on the Governor’s Office, Secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan, in their…
At annual interfaith thanksgiving service, Makinde promises to review pensioners’ wages
By Sulaimon Sheriff Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has promised to review pensioners’ wages and gratuities, clear the backlog of arrears and revisit the Contributory Pension Scheme in the state.…
Oyo State is one of three leading States with the highest monthly wage
Sulaimon Sheriff In spite of not being a traditionally rich State like Lagos and Rivers States, the State has succeeded in keeping its workforce happy by paying ₦50bn yearly through…
Hardship: Some pensioners still earning as low as N1,500 – NUP
Demands Living Pensions By Egufe Yafugborhi & Chioma Onuegbu NIGERIAN Union of Pensioners (NUP) has lamented that some retirees still earn as low as N1500 pension, demanding urgent review to…