Pension: KDSG Remains Resolute, Approves N3.1 billion to pay Retirees<\/p>\n
Zainab Tanimu<\/p>\n
Kaduna, Northwest Nigeria<\/p>\n
The Kaduna State Government has approved the release of N3.1 billion for the payment of gratuity for retirees and death benefits for families of the deceased under the Defined Benefit Scheme and the Contributory Pension Scheme.<\/p>\n
A statement issued on Thursday by the Chief Press Secretary, Mohammed Shehu, said,<\/p>\n
“Governor Uba Sani gave the approval in line with\u00a0 his commitment to easing the hardship faced by the \u201celderly, who are among the state\u2019s most vulnerable.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cGovernor Sani remains committed to ensuring that upon retirement, workers who have served Kaduna State diligently, have full access to what is rightfully theirs.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Kaduna State Government through the State Pension Bureau is resolute in ensuring the continuity of the release of these payments for gratuity and death benefits to beneficiaries in the state.<\/p>\n
\u201dThe release of these funds the statement added, will aid in ameliorating the ripple effects of current economic realities, especially for the elderly who have retired from active service,\u201d<\/p>\n
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Pension: KDSG Remains Resolute, Approves N3.1 billion to pay Retirees Zainab Tanimu Kaduna, Northwest Nigeria The Kaduna State Government has approved the release of N3.1 billion for the payment of gratuity for retirees and death benefits for families of the deceased under the Defined Benefit Scheme and the Contributory Pension Scheme. A statement issued on […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":16850,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17603","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world-news"],"yoast_head":"\n