Speaking, yesterday, at the 11th quadrennial delegates conference of the Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP), Ngige said adjustment of the minimum pension had been due since 2019 when the new minimum wage of N30,000 took effect. NUP hinted of its intention to hold a protest in Abuja, tomorrow, to draw the attention of the Federal Government to the plight of retired workers. Outgoing President of the union, Dr. Abel Afolayan, who gave the hint, said NUP had given the Federal Government an ultimatum on the protest, but nothing has been done. “In all sectors of Nigeria’s economy, it is the efforts and hard work of pensioners that ensure the successes of the country. Imo State remains the worst in payment of pension,” Wabba said.

Source: The Guardian April 22, 2021 03:00 UTC