JUST IN: Retirees want eligible pensioners to be placed on payroll by PTAD.

Retirees under the auspic­es of the Concerned Federal Pensioners have called on the Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD) to ensure that every eligible pensioner is put on the payroll.CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>

Akinyele Oludimu, the vice chairman of the as­sociation, in chats with Daily Independent on the association’s expectations for the New Year, said: “My expectations this year are for every eligible pensioner to be put on the payroll, out­standing arrears to be paid promptly, and gratuity of pensioners should be paid, especially for those who are yet to collect the same.

“Health Insurance Scheme for Pensioners should be looked into. The minimum wage approved by Mr. President for pen­sioners should be imple­mented without further delay.”

He noted that PTAD had commenced the payment of the N32,000 pension incre­ment approved by the Fed­eral Government, which was backdated to July 29, 2024.

“PTAD commenced the payment of the N32,000 by paying four months arrears instead of six months.” Please, let’s put pressure on them to release the balance of two months.”

It would be recalled that, Tolulope Odunaiya, the Ex­ecutive Secretary of the Pen­sion Transitional Arrange­ment Directorate, in early December, announced plans to implement the approved N32,000 pension increment for pensioners under the De­fined Benefit Scheme. It was backdated to July 2024.

Odunaiya, while speak­ing at the National Execu­tive Meeting of the Nigeria Union of Pensioners in Abuja, assured pension­ers that PTAD is finalis­ing plans to pay accrued arrears resulting from the increment.

Odunaiya, explained that these payments would increase PTAD’s monthly payroll to N5.3bn and the annual payroll to N63.6bn

She assured pensioners the accrued arrears related to the N32,000 pension in­crement would be cleared by the New Year…. CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>