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Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has approved N1.2 billion for gratuity and death benefits for state and local governments retirees and families of deceased beneficiaries.
Executive Secretary of Kaduna State Pension Bureau Professor Salamatu Idris Isah, who spoke at a briefing yesterday, gave a breakdown of how the money would be paid.
She said N 1,035,000,000 would be allocated for retirees and families of the deceased in the 23 councils.
The executive secretary said the amount would be the 14th payment schedule under council gratuity for retirees and next-of-kins’ beneficiaries.
Prof Isah added N2 billion would be for the 16th batch of state gratuity and death benefits in Defined Benefit Scheme (DBS).
She noted that shortlisted names of beneficiaries of the batch 14th of council and batch 16th of state would be placed on its social media handles, at the Pension Bureau and other zonal offices of councils.
Prof Isah refuted rumours that seven councils have paid their outstanding gratuities and death benefits under the DBS.
According to her, the bureau only announced Kudan council was the first to have settled its liability as of March 3.
