Nigeria retirees under a platform known as the Nigerian Union of Pensioners(NUP) are protesting and demanding that the government reviews their minimum pensions. They matched and took the protest to

National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission’s office in Abuja.

This agitation emanates barely two months after the Federal government and organized labour reach an agreement on the new minimum wage of from grade level 1-5 and grade level 6 from #30,000 and the consequential adjustment agreement of grade level 7-17.

Speaking, the President of the Union, Pa Abel Afolabi made it clear that

the vast majority of pensioners depend on the token they receive for survival. And also decried that after the Federal Government and Organized labour had agreed upon the New Minimum wage and consequential adjustment, that no one has been able to bring forward before the government about the pay or minimum pension for the retirees.

He lamented that a “vast majority of pensioners in this country earn below N10,000. It is people in this category that are agitating on what is happening to us.

Responding, Chairman of National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission’s, Mr Ekpo Nta said that the President Buhari government is already working on it and that at the last Federal Executive Council, the matter was discussed.

The Chairman in his words said, “Everybody is aware during negotiation on the minimum wage and its consequential adjustment that there must be corresponding increase for pensioners and we shouldn’t wait for agitation again before we do that,” Nta assured the protesting pensioners.

https://ngg.ng/2019/11/04/nigeria-pensioners-protest-demands-review-of-minimum-pension/

Like they say, "place every government officials on minimum wages and see how things will change"
Greedy country

bad government

Again

you never see the previous one collect you dey find increment

I think say na prisoners

If you don't loot during service hunger will kill u during retirement. So many today in civil service on 50 to 100k salary. Lord help them in future o

see old people

stressing their self

Dx country matter big pass zuma rock


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idokfigny:
prisoners no dey carry last o

Oga check your spelling because of ftc you type Rubbish

What is good for the goose is also good for the gander

na woow ooo

Hmm, strike won't even have effect

Only a nation with conscience that can see their cry but Nigeria had lost its conscience

have seen people collecting 5k as monthly pension

As a corp member,I thought we will be paid 30k in October, only for me to see another 19,800...when will the implementation and arrears be paid jor

I hope they pay all before Christmas o

make dem strike now

Aku2078:
As a corp member,I thought we will be paid 30k in October, only for me to see another 19,800...when will the implementation and arrears be paid jor

I hope they pay all before Christmas o

Na long thing oh ...cz there are those still serving are still hoping
& the Naija I know will take advantage of those who have left the system cz no one would fight for you all after POP

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And stupid and useless EFCC are here looking a go ahead other to probe hushpoppy and others. While their idiots and thieves that they should go and probe. Idiots like our politicians ..i regret being a Nigerian.

I wonder how the aged ones who are not working and also not on a pension manage to survive.

Oga rotten bbq seller what's your useless daddy opinion on this issue?



Since it's crystal clear you are the Chief Zombie Association of Nairaland Resident Zombies - ANRZ.

I remember the movie line in Con Air by Garland Greene (played by Steve Buscemi):..

"What if I told you insane was working fifty hours a week in some office for fifty years at the end of which they tell you to piss off; ending up in some retirement village hoping to die before suffering the indignity of trying to make it to the toilet on time?"

Words every hardworking young person should take to heart... It's well with Nigeria, and her civil service.

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Why always Nigeria

An increase for one means an increase for all.

soloenzo:


Responding, Chairman of National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission’s, Mr Ekpo Nta said that the President Buhari government is already working on it and that at the last Federal Executive Council, the matter was discussed.

The Chairman in his words said, “Everybody is aware during negotiation on the minimum wage and its consequential adjustment that there must be corresponding increase for pensioners and we shouldn’t wait for agitation again before we do that,” Nta assured the protesting pensioners.

https://ngg.ng/2019/11/04/nigeria-pensioners-protest-demands-review-of-minimum-pension/

The Messiah is already working on it. God bless Nigeria.

Govt should try and help pensioners, too.

Dozie32:
And stupid and useless EFCC are here looking a go ahead other to probe hushpoppy and others. While their idiots and thieves that they should go and probe. Idiots like our politicians ..i regret being a Nigerian.

So what is bad in probing hushpuppi?
Do u know on 31st Oct 2019 my mums acctwas cleaned entirely by those yahoo boys.
A pensioner plus widow with children who went to school but aint employed...
If u r part of hushpuppi God will punish u till ur tenth generation.