Nasarawa Increases Retirees’ Pension To N5, 000

The Director-General of Nasarawa State Pension Bureau, Mr. Abdullahi Sani-Oseze, said on Saturday the state government has increased the minimum pension of retirees to N5, 000.

Sani-Oseze, said this in Lafia, said government made the adjustment in order to make life more meaningful for pensioners in the state.

He said some workers, who retired from active service before the implementation of minimum wage in the state, were receiving as low as N1, 000 as their monthly pension.

Sani- Oseze said: “So we consider the plight of this category of pensioners and reported to Governor Umaru Al-Makura, who directed that there should be an upward review of their pensions.#Africa ... spill TEA.... Easy on Shade #jaiyeorie