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Gov Otu Disburses N250m Grant To 500 Retirees

Kingsley Chukwu3 weeks ago04 mins

Gov Bassey Otu on Wednesday disbursed N250 million in grant to 500 retirees under the Retiree Entrepreneurship Development Initiative (REDI). Otu, who made the disbursement at a ceremony in Calabar, gave each beneficiary N500,000 to start a micro or small-scale business as a step in repositioning senior citizens as active contributors to the state’s economy….

Police Pension Protests In Abuja As Retirees Demand Exit From Contributory Scheme

Kingsley Chukwu4 weeks ago03 mins

Tensions flared in Nigeria’s capital on Monday as dozens of retired police officers braved torrential rain to stage a protest outside the National Assembly and Police Headquarters, demanding their removal from the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS). The retirees—many elderly and visibly distressed—held placards and sang protest songs, decrying years of what they described as pension…