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The Economic Community of West African States has approved the withdrawal of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso as member states from January 29, 2025. It also declared a six-month transition period lasting until July 2025. The President of the ECOWAS Commission, Dr Omar Touray, announced this at the close of the 66th Ordinary Session of
The Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development has decried the impact of building collapses across the country. The ministry assured that punitive measures would be imposed on those who violate building codes. Disclosing this on Monday, the Director of Planning, Research, and Statistics at the Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, Mohammed Bala,
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The Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development has decried the impact of building collapses across the country. The ministry assured that punitive measures would be imposed on those who violate building codes. Disclosing this on Monday, the Director of Planning, Research, and Statistics at the Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, Mohammed Bala,
Federal Government pensioners have protested at the headquarters of the Ministry of Finance over unpaid accrued rights. National Chairman of the National Union of Contributory Pensioners, Comrade Sylva Nwaiwu, who led the senior citizens to the Ministry, called for the immediate payment of their accrued rights. DAILY POST reports that accrued rights refer to the
Pensioners picket Finance Ministry over unpaid pensions
Federal Government pensioners have protested at the headquarters of the Ministry of Finance over unpaid accrued rights.
National Chairman of the National Union of Contributory Pensioners, Comrade Sylva Nwaiwu, who led the senior citizens to the Ministry, called for the immediate payment of their accrued rights.
DAILY POST reports that accrued rights refer to the pension entitlements under the old scheme before the introduction of the Contributory Pension Scheme by the Federal Government in 2004.
By the Pension Act, all pension entitlements before 2004 were meant to be paid to the Pension Fund Administrators, PFAs, of each Federal Government worker upon retirement.
Nwaiwu, however, said many of the pensioners who retired since 2003 were yet to have such entitlements paid to their PFAs by the Federal Government.
Pensioners picket Finance Ministry over unpaid pensions
The Federal Government, on Thursday, said the conversion of petrol and diesel-powered commercial vehicles to run on Compressed Natural Gas…
