The proposed 2019 budget submitted
before the national assembly by President Muhammadu Buhari earmarks N422
billion for pensioners.
Checks into the
budget document showed that the military got the highest allocation at N171
billion while the civilian staff of the Defence Intelligence Academy got the
lowest allocation at N224 million.
The presidency also included
N22.86 billion in the budget for settling ex-staff of the now-defunct Nigeria
Airways. In 2018, the federal government had paid N22.6 billion, which is 50%
of the total entitlement meant for the staff.
The pension benefits of former
presidents, vice presidents and military heads of states were pegged at N2.30
billion.
Here is a breakdown of the
benefits due to pensioners as listed in the proposed 2019 budget.
S/N
DEPARTMENT
AMOUNT
|
1
|
Arrears of 2017/2018 Pension
and gratuity
|
N33.08bn
|
|
2
|
Nigeria Airways ex-staff
|
N22.68bn
|
|
3
|
Defence Intelligence Academy
Civilian staff
|
N224mn
|
|
4
|
Medical retirees
|
N1.25bn
|
|
5
|
NELMCO pension
|
N16.6bn
|
|
7
|
DSS Pension
|
N13.73bn
|
|
8
|
Pre-1996 NRC pension
|
N2.25bn
|
|
9
|
Police pension/death benefits
|
N12.41bn
|
|
10
|
Civilian pension
|
N30.69bn
|
|
11
|
Military pension, death
benefits, gratuities
|
N171bn
|
|
12
|
Universities pension
|
N14.34bn
|
|
13
|
Customs pension
|
N8.42bn
|
|
14
|
Railway/parastatal
|
N26.75bn
|
|
15
|
Retired perm sec, head of civil
service
|
N5.50bn
|
|
16
|
Ex-presidents, VPs
|
N2.30bn
|
|
17
|
Arrears of pension liabilities,
33% increase
|
N60bn
|
|
18
|
NIA pension
|
N3.70bn
|
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