Kaduna State government is set to commence payment of the N30,000 minimum pension for retirees on the old Defined Benefits Pension scheme this March.
This was disclosed by the governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai on Thursday, through his special adviser on Media and Communication, Muyiwa Adekeye who stated that payment of the N30,000 new minimum pension for retirees on the old Defined Benefits Pension scheme would commence this month.
He also disclosed that 11,511 pensioners in Kaduna would be upgraded, who were previously earning less than N30,000 as monthly pension.
The statement reads;
“Following the decision of the Kaduna State Executive Council to increase the minimum pension to N30,000 monthly, the Head of Service, Bariatu Y. Mohammed had issued the necessary circular to government agencies to implement it from March 2020.
“The circular directs the agencies to comply and implement the directive of the State Executive Council which recently reviewed upward the minimum pension in the state,”
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