ABOUT 259,000 retired state teachers and civil servants in the 36 states and Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, are literally eating from the dust bins due to non-payment of their pensions and gratuities.The number of retirees which range from 6,000 to 12,000 in each state, excludes retirees at the federal level, who are being owed entitlements; some for a period of 10 years.
Nigeria: Bleak Christmas for Pensioners As 259,000 Abandoned to Die
Vanguard (Lagos), 22 December 2012
ABOUT 259,000 retired state teachers and civil servants in the 36 states and Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, are literally eating from the dust bins due to non-payment of their pensions and gratuities.The number of retirees which range from 6,000 to 12,000 in each state, excludes retirees at the federal level, who are being owed entitlements; some for a period of 10 years.
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