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18 Dec
The Association of Retired Federal Senior Public Officers of Nigeria (ARFESPON) has called on the management of the Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD) to support the federal government’s plans for a new payment structure for pensioners in the country.
30 Oct
The Association of Retired Federal Senior Public Officers of Nigeria (ARFESPON) has called on the Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD) to adopt the officially approved monthly benefit payment structure recommended by the Salaries and Wages Commission in the payment of its members’ monthly pension benefits.
16 Aug 2023
I forgivethose Nigerians who were too young to know, but those of us who knew what pension administration through the old pension offices in Nigeria was until a decade ago, know that it has undergone a drastic change for the better, especially in recent years.
25 Jul 2023
Pensioners have urged the Federal Government to include their needs in the proposed palliative packages to cushion the effect of petrol subsidy removal. President of the Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP), Godwin Abumisi, stated this in Abuja yesterday, while speaking on the palliatives, adding that pensioners should be treated as part of low-earners. He argued…
6 Apr 2023
The phenomenon of failure of successive governments is affecting all facets of life. The elderly are also not spared.The failure of the government to meet the pension expectation of retirees has shattered the plans of many, as well as induced economic trauma, which in some cases, has led to fatalities.
3 Apr 2023
There seems to be hope for pensioners of the defunct National Electric Power Authority (NEPA) and Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN), as Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD) has promised to conclude its work on re-computation of the monthly benefits for the affected retirees along with consequential implementation not later than end of this month.

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