JIGAWA PENSION BOARD DISBURSED N12.6B TO RETIREES
The Jigawa State and Local Governments Contributory Pension Scheme has disbursed a total of N12,614,826,460.17 billion to over 5,000 retirees from 2024 to January 2026. public Relation Office from the office of head of service Gigawa state, Isma ila Ibrahim Dutse discloused this in a statement made available to Newsmen in Dutse. The State Head of the Civil Service, Alhaji Muhammad K. Dagaceri, confirmed this development while launching the payment of N1.5 billion to 592 retirees at the Pension House. He said in 2024, Governor Malam Umar A. Namadi, allocated N5,422,239,826.32, benefiting 2,033 retirees. In 2025, the Governor released N5,681,618,940.89, which was disbursed to 2,211 retirees, adding that today the scheme will disburse N1,510,967,692.96 to 592 retiress which he described as a part of the Governor's commitment to enhancing the welfare of civil servants. The HOS disclosed that Upon taking office in May 2023, Governor Namadi established a committee to reform the State Con...