The National Industrial Court (NIC) in Lagos has ordered the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and NNPC Pension..
The National Industrial Court in Lagos has ordered the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation and NNPC Pension Fund Ltd to immediately pay harmonised pensions to NNPC retirees.
The judge made the order in a judgment delivered on Monday, which was obtained by The Nation on Wednesday. He directed the firms to pay the harmonised pension to the claimants from January 1, 1997 till date in accordance with Section 173 of the 1999 Constitution.The NNPC had contended that the payment of pension should be based on ‘affordability and sustainability.’But, rejecting the argument, Justice Oji noted that a Federal Government Civil Service Circular in 1998 directed all government departments to implement harmonised pensions for public service retirees.
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