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Share The President, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Ayuba Wabba, the President, Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP), Dr Abel Afolayan, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige and the Chairman, Senate Committee on Establishment and Public Service, Ibrahim Shekarau, on Wednesday lamented the pathetic condition of Nigeria pensioners, many of whom were still collecting as low as N2,000 per month especially at the state level. Speaking at the 11th Quadrennial National Delegates Conference of NUP, in Abuja, they all unanimously resolved to work and if necessary fight for th...

Punch Newspapers Sections Adelani Adepegba, Abuja Adelani Adepegba, Abuja Published 5:03 pm Members of the Nigeria Union of Pensioners said they will on Friday embark on a massive nationwide protest over the failure of the government to increase their pension. Outgoing President of the NUP, Abel Afolayan, disclosed this in Abuja at the 11th quadrennial delegate conference of the union on Wednesday. He said his members would ground the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation during the protest. READ ALSO: Afolayan told newsmen that the union had issued to the federal gov...

Vanguard News NLC demands upward review of minimum pension On Kindly Share This Story: Amidst poor pension and unpaid benefits to the nation’s senior citizens, Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has demanded an immediate upward review of minimum pension in line with Section 173 of Nigeria’s Constitution. While lamenting the plight of pensioners in the country at the National Executive Council, NEC, meeting, President of NLC, Ayuba Wabba, a few days ago, contended that the nation’s constitution clearly demanded for a review of minimum pension every five years. According to him: “We are als...

Share The pensioners, under the auspices of Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP) have warned that they would make every state of the federation ungovernable if state governors borrow from the pension funds. The pensioners made this declaration at the 19th edition of Pensioners Day celebration held at the Labour House, Abuja, noting that any moment they hear that the state governors borrow from the pension funds, there would be spontaneous protest everywhere all over the federation; warning that “they should not attempt it.” The governors, led by chairman of the National Economic Council Ad...

Pension Funds: Pensioners beg state govts to implement increment On By Festus Ahon – Asaba National President of Nigeria Union of Pensioners, Dr. Abel Afolayan, weekend, told State governments to fully implement the Federal Government approved pension increment for pensioners. Afolayan, who made the call in Asaba, said State Governments still remain nonchalant and insensitive despite the constitutional provisions in section 210 (3), adding that; “many state governments feel reluctant and unwilling to comply with the provisions as if they are neither concerned nor affected. He called on �...