Millsz:
Update from PTad twitter handle

Will NOKs' recieve monthly payments too or just a one-time payment? I need clarification on this.

AlvaroMorata:


Will NOKs' recieve monthly payments too or just a one-time payment? I need clarification on this.

A one time payment that include arrears up till the time of death of pensioner including death benefit.

AlvaroMorata:


Will NOKs' recieve monthly payments too or just a one-time payment? I need clarification on this.

I'm also a NOK but I believe it should be a one time payment

arewaa
Many Nitel ex-staff has got the alert from their bank for their monthly Oct. payment as at today. While many have not got their alert.
They are now worried and asking what do they do, does anybody has an idea of what they should do next.

arewaa:
arewaa
Many Nitel ex-staff has got the alert from their bank for their monthly Oct. payment as at today. While many have not got their alert.
They are now worried and asking what do they do, does anybody has an idea of what they should do next.

Info

I'd advice you attach a statement of account also..

For those yet to receive their payment!!

Thanks

This shows that Halita Aliyu is covertly working for the govt. How on earth would she say 20 years buy-out is impossible?
We need nothing less than 10 years buy-out, which means FG should get set to pay the remaining 5 years!
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brosiye99:
Good day all.
The outcome of the thursday seminar with PTAD was not favourable at all. After all assurances to NITEL/MTEL Reps( Halita, Mashi and all), in previous meetings, PTAD has now said they can’t go ahead to start Nitel/mtel verifications because of the outstanding issues and legal cases brought about by the Oluti group and other such groups that are talking about 20 years pension buy out and what not.

PTAD categorically said until there is unity and harmonization of positions by all contending groups, they will not do nitel/mtel verification. PTAD said their mandate is to pay pension for life and not to negotiate bulk payment pension buy out. We are back to another delay again. I personally feel so pained. Seems 2017 has been wasted. The verification would have started this October but now all hopes are dashed until a common ground is found. Other agencies such as New Nigerian newspapers, Nigerian re insurance etc are being verified as we speak.

As I heard, Halita, Mashi group who are for life pension were told by PTAD to harmonise positions with all these groups but halita particularly said she will not meet with them because they feel angered that these groups have spoiled chances and brought further delays. A neutral team of negotiators made up of other former middle to senior staff is being constituted so as to meet with these 20 year groups which I understand is not only Oluti but many other groups too. These groups keep sending letters, petitions to PTAD so PTAD is also being careful. Even after the seminar, they submitted documents to PTAD and only God knows what they are saying again.

Someone here should please advise the 20 year pension agitators and campaigners that if government is to do the 20 year pension buy out, it will cost over 190 billion naira. In this Buhari regime, that is impossible for government to bring out now so they better stop dreaming about it. They should not compare Nigeria Airways own situation to Nitel. Nigeria Airways was a special case because the Minister of aviation is from katsina state, a former Nigeria airways pilot and is very close to the President Buhari, so “man know man” has worked for them. Besides, 35 billion naira for 4,000 pensioners will be easier for government to pay than nearly 200 billion naira for NITEL/MTEL pensioners that exceeds 20,000.

They should not also compare nitel/mtel to NEPA who were paid 20 years pension buy out. It was possible for NEPA to get 20 years because at the time of being privatized, they learnt from NITEL case and negotiated well. Also, they had the power to shut down the NEPA infrastructure and go on strike and bring total darkness if government did not listen to them because electricity is a critical and strategic asset. They were negotiating from a strong position and they knew it. That is why the Jonathan government had to pay them about 350 billion naira pension buy out and also because Nigeria was also booming with high crude prices so it was easy to pay them.

For NITEL/MTEL, we don’t have that advantage and strong bargaining position as nitel is not even existing as a going concern now and at year 2006, NITEL was in a weak position in the telecoms industry as GSM operators had crowded NITEL/MTEL out, so even the then government would not have still given 20 years because nitel was no longer a strategic national asset.

Just recently, government had to raise a foreign sukuk bond of 100 billion naira for the Ministry of works to fix bad roads and construct new ones all over Nigeria. That tells you government income is not in a good shape, so is it this government that will bring 200 billion naira at once to pay 20 year pension to nitel? Just one agency? It will never happen even in the next 5 years. Government will prefer to spend that kind of sum on infrastructure than on pension for a single agency. But for life pension, I understand it will amount to a little over 8 billion naira yearly for NITEL/MTEL Pensioners. Government can comfortably do it and in fact, will be happy to do that and that is PTAD’s position.

It is so sad what is happening. Many ex nitel /mtel staff I know are dying every day and suffering untold hardship, in hospitals, can’t feed well and some people are not being understanding. Let us hope these groups can understand and agree to harmonise to life pension.

WE MUST TELL OURSELVES THE TRUTH; THERE IS NO WAY 20 YEARS PENSION BUY-OUT WILL WORK IN THIS BUHARI REGIME OR THE NEXT GOVERNMENT EVEN IF GOVERNMENT REVENUE AND INCOME INCREASES. IF THESE GROUPS KEEP INSISTING ON 20 YEARS, THEN I ADVISE EVERYONE HERE TO JUST FORGET THIS PENSION THING AS A WHOLE AND MOVE ON TO OTHER THINGS.
BETTER NOT TO HAVE ANY EXPECTATION THAN TO HAVE HOPE THAT WILL CONTINUALLY BE DASHED ALWAYS.

I also hope there is nothing fishy on the part of PTAD sha.

Sorry for my long epistle.

Up till now, payment has Not been received, wats d way out of this? All d required info sent to complaints@ptad.gov.ng

Hello,please is there any update with regards to payment of last month's pension for those that didn't get their alert

[quote author=Truthisit post=72510602]This shows that Halita Aliyu is covertly working for the govt. How on earth would she say 20 years buy-out is impossible?
We need nothing less than 10 years buy-out, which means FG should get set to pay the remaining 5 year i


isn't this last year's events. y is someone bringing it up here ?

Please is there any news concerning payment of verified noks.

Thank God it all ended in praise. Remaining arrears and payments to the NOK's. May we live to see that day also. Amen

My dad has not been paid. Me just weak fr dis matter

There's no payment for November ( some are yet to receive a penny) and this brings me to the conclusion that monthly pension itself is not justice to the nitel staff cause if it were, no level of distraction via court summons can stop payments already started.
To P. tad. Pay the nitel staff what's due ( buyout) let there be peace once and for all cause this delay tactics to further enrich yourself through their hard earned money by fixed deposit is already Evil taken too far. What nonsense.

0taPiaPia:
There's no payment for November ( some are yet to receive a penny) and this brings me to the conclusion that monthly pension itself is not justice to the nitel staff cause if it were, no level of distraction via court summons can stop payments already started.
To P. tad. Pay the nitel staff what's due ( buyout) let there be peace once and for all cause this delay tactics to further enrich yourself through their hard earned money by fixed deposit is already Evil taken too far. What nonsense.

Thanks a million times! I know their would be a lot of jaga jaga concerning this monthly payment. But i believe the 20yrs pension buyout will work someday, reason because...
1. Some people are left behind. Those who did not work up to ten yrs. I can imagine how rejected they feel about this.
2. I doubt if the pension will be stable as we expect it 2 be. So all this put 2gether would definitely make d 20yrs pension buyout persistent & preferable.

Am glad now that we are beginning to face the reality. Pension is no justice to ex nitel staff. This is our second chance we must be sure what we want. Personally 20yrs buyout is the way foward for me. Anybody who is scared of mismanaging it can fix deposite but always having to plead with perhaps Ptad for prompt payment of the monthly pension each month is basically living under a curse. Let the payment be made once and for all at most two instalments. Please we must be united on this.

0taPiaPia:
There's no payment for November ( some are yet to receive a penny) and this brings me to the conclusion that monthly pension itself is not justice to the nitel staff cause if it were, no level of distraction via court summons can stop payments already started.
To P. tad. Pay the nitel staff what's due ( buyout) let there be peace once and for all cause this delay tactics to further enrich yourself through their hard earned money by fixed deposit is already Evil taken too far. What nonsense.

You are entitled to your own wish and opinion but let facts, rather than assumptions guide your comments.
The pension has not been stopped by the court and it shall be paid.
The plaintif's pleas has not been heard by the court. The case was adjourned without hearing which has no effect on PTAD.
Allocation of funds was very late which was the reason for the delay.
Nitel M'tel is not the only group affected but all federal government pensioners.
PTAD has no mandate to pay-off any group and that's why they are not handling Airways' payment.
If AFTEN were sincere in their pursuit, they aught to direct their action towards the FG and BPE.

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Pension are paid by the end of every month.may be some of you are getting your pension for the first time.sometimes u may get it first week in the new month but it will surely come.I retired since 2002(there are little delay at times esp cos FAAC just shared allocation on Thursday so they will have to release money to States,agencies &department of fg.despite payoff to NEPA staff,some nepa exworkerr are still getting pension from ptad.no government will pay nitel ex worker 20years.
Majority of nitel ex worker started getting their alert last niteI personally tweeted ptad madam on the delay and she said it was a gateway problem from CBN which ptad doesn't have control over
.Hurray I got alert this morning

segzy3:
Pension are paid by the end of every month.may be some of you are getting your pension for the first time.sometimes u may get it first week in the new month but it will surely come.I retired since 2002(there are little delay at times esp cos FAAC just shared allocation on Thursday so they will have to release money to States,agencies &department of fg.despite payoff to NEPA staff,some nepa exworkerr are still getting pension from ptad.no government will pay nitel ex worker 20years.
Majority of nitel ex worker started getting their alert last niteI personally tweeted ptad madam on the delay and she said it was a gateway problem from CBN which ptad doesn't have control over
.Hurray I got alert this morning

are u serious about the alert sir just want to know

segzy3:
Pension are paid by the end of every month.may be some of you are getting your pension for the first time.sometimes u may get it first week in the new month but it will surely come.I retired since 2002(there are little delay at times esp cos FAAC just shared allocation on Thursday so they will have to release money to States,agencies &department of fg.despite payoff to NEPA staff,some nepa exworkerr are still getting pension from ptad.no government will pay nitel ex worker 20years.
Majority of nitel ex worker started getting their alert last niteI personally tweeted ptad madam on the delay and she said it was a gateway problem from CBN which ptad doesn't have control over
.Hurray I got alert this morning

True. A lot of persons got alert this morning though my dad is yet to get his

motab:

True. A lot of persons got alert this morning though my dad is yet to get his

my dad havent gotten alert too

This kind country sef. People are getting their second alert since d start of this whole thing and some havent gotten at all and no close solution to help them get what is theirs. God help us o. Its really heart breaking

I can confirm now that Noks' have started receiving payment. God bless PTAD and the current government.

AlvaroMorata:
I can confirm now that Noks' have started receiving payment. God bless PTAD and the current government.

Is it the final payoff for NOK or monthly pension? I heard about some NOK's that received last month pension

toast224:

Is it the final payoff for NOK or monthly pension? I heard about some NOK's that received last month pension

Final ie.bulk sum.

AlvaroMorata:


Final ie.bulk sum.

Good news. Though i wonder how many years their computation will be based on. Some say 5yrs pension lump sum.

heard NOks hv begin receiving monthly pension, who can please confirm?

final bulk really??

AlvaroMorata:
I can confirm now that Noks' have started receiving payment. God bless PTAD and the current government.

Really?. That's good news. Can someone confirm this.