The Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD) say it has disbursed a total sum of ₦55.9 billion as monthly pensions and pension arrears to eligible Pensioners and Next-of-Kins of deceased Pensioners under the Defined Benefits Scheme (DBS) in December, 2025.
Olugbenga Ajayi, Head, Corporate Communications Unit of the directorate in a statement disclosed that the payment covers ₦13,411,400,362.87 as monthly pensions across all operations pension departments, including Diaspora Pensioners, while ₦42,501,348,236.06 was paid as pension arrears.
He added that the arrears payment covers outstanding obligations arising from the ₦32,000.00 pension increment, as well as the 10.66% and 12.95% pension increments, in addition to other accrued pension arrears, gratuity, and death benefits owed to eligible Beneficiaries.
A breakdown of the arrears payment across the pension departments show that the Police Pension Department (PPD) paid five pensioners ₦5,881,592; Customs, Immigration and Prisons Pension Department (CIPPD) paid ₦604,332,733.96 to 8,606 Pensioners; Civil Service Pension Department (CSPD) paid ₦16,362,359,730.91 to 71,643 Pensioners while the Defunct and Transferred Agencies Department (DTAD) paid ₦15,066,055,536.83 to 24,995 Pensioners.
Others are the Parastatals Pension Department (PaPD) which paid ₦7,808,635,906.98 to 25,718 Pensioners; the Tertiary Education and Health Department (TEHD) disbursed ₦2,370,854,790.39 to 28,245 Pensioners and Gratuity and Death Benefits amounting to ₦289,109,536.99 was paid to eligible Next-of-Kin of deceased Pensioners.
Ajayi further explained that with these payments, arrears resulting from the ₦32,000.00 pension increment have been fully liquidated across all pension departments, except for one month each outstanding for pensioners in the PaPD and TEHD.
Speaking on this milestone payments, the Executive Secretary of PTAD; Tolulope Odunaiya, stated that the payments reflect President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s unwavering commitment to the welfare of senior citizens, in line with the administration’s Renewed Hope Agenda.
She further reaffirmed the Directorate’s commitment to clearing the remaining one (1) month arrears owed to PaPD and TEHD, while continuing to implement initiatives aimed at improving the welfare and overall well-being of DBS Pensioners.
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