JUST IN: Military retirees close Finance Ministry in Abuja

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Members of the Nigerian Armed Forces retirees, under the Coalition of Military Pensioners, disrupted operations at the Federal Ministry of Finance in Abuja on Thursday morning over the non-payment of their 20% to 28% salary increase for the period from January to November 2024.

The retired military officers, who traveled from various chapters, expressed their frustration over the government’s failure to settle their entitlements.

Their demands include the payment of palliatives from October 2023 to November 2024, an additional N32,000 to their pensions, the bulk payment of Security Debarment Allowance (SDA), and a refund of deductions made from the pensions of medically boarded soldiers, among other issues.