FG clears ₦39.63bn pension liabilities

By Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau ChiefThe Federal Government has paid ₦39.63 billion to 24,814 eligible Defined Benefit Scheme (DBS) pensioners, even as the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, reaffirms his commitment to improving the welfare of Nigerian pensioners.The Federal Ministry of Finance, in a statement Friday, said the payments have ended many years of anxious waiting for thousands of retirees.Working under the supervision of the Federal Minist