Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD) said yesterday that it has to date verified and put on federal government’s monthly pensionpayroll, a total of 16,873 pensioners.
The figure, according to Executive Secretary, Sharon Ikeazor of the directorate, in a statement, a total of 759 next of kins of deceased pensioners of government’s defunct agencies that had equally been paid their departed breadwinner’s final entitlements.
In a recent statement, Ikeazor stated that seven defunct and privatized agencies had been so far verified and included in the national payroll.
A breakdown of the agencies involved show that NITEL/MTEL had 10,801 pensioners, Delta Steel Company 3,593, NICON Insurance 949, Nigeria Reinsurance 292, New Nigeria Newspapers 507, Nigerian Defense Academy (Civilians) 79 and Federal Housing Authority 652.
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