Niger State to Pay 560 Retirees.
Niger State government on Monday began the payment of pensions and gratuities to its retirees. No fewer than 560 retirees, who served in both the state and local governments, are to receive their entitlements in the first phase of the payment.
Director General of the state Pension Board, Alhaji Usman Tinau Mohammed, presented the cheques to some of the retirees in Minna. Mohammed disclosed at the state pension board premises, where the event took place, that 2014 retirees would be the first group to receive their entitlements.
According to him, retirees in Zone B made up of nine local governments with 81 retirees, would receive their cheques between Monday and Tuesday this week, while 82 retirees in Zone A will get their money between Wednesday and Thursday with the 74 retirees in Zone C getting their cheques between Friday and Saturday.
Mohammed appreciated the state government for releasing money for the payment even with the limited resources available. Some of the pensioners, who spoke to newsmen after receiving their cheques, expressed gratitude to God for making them enjoy the fruit of their labour.
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