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Pensioners nether the Nigeria Union of Pensioners, NUP, and the Contributory Pension Scheme person staged a protestation astatine the Lagos House successful Ikeja, demanding the implementation of approved pension increases and wage awards.
The retirees besides called connected the Lagos State Government to wage outstanding pension arrears and different benefits they said were owed to them.
The protesters gathered astatine the authorities premises to property their demands and question authorities involution successful addressing issues affecting their welfare.
The demonstration, however, was disrupted erstwhile constabulary officers reportedly fired teardrop state astatine the pensioners, forcing immoderate of them to disperse.
The improvement heightened hostility astatine the country arsenic the retirees expressed dissatisfaction implicit the usage of unit against them portion demanding the outgo of their entitlements.
The pensioners maintained that their demands were centred connected the implementation of pension-related increases, outgo of outstanding arrears and different benefits owed to them.
DAILY POST recalls that pensioners had issued an August 31 deadline for the outgo of their outstanding pension enhancement and wage award.
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BREAKING: Police teargas pensioners protesting astatine Lagos House
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