President Bola Tinubu has ordered the implementation of pension increases and a minimum pension guarantee for retirees under the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS), following protests by retired police officers in Abuja.
He also directed the immediate rollout of free healthcare services for low-income retirees across the country.
Presidential spokesperson Bayo Onanuga, who disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, said the President issued the directives after receiving a briefing from the Director General of the National Pension Commission (PenCom), Omolola Oloworaran.
Tinubu further instructed PenCom to urgently address the lingering police pension controversy, stressing that personnel of the Nigeria Police Force who dedicate their lives to national service must be able to retire in dignity and peace.
