Security

NIMC Server Not Hacked – Management

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The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has assured the public that its servers were not hacked but are fully optimised at the highest international security levels.

Making this declaration in his new year message, the Director-General of NIMC, Engineer Aliyu Aziz said as the custodian of the foundational identity database the nation, NIMC has gone to great lengths to ensure the nation’s database is adequately secured and protected.

In a statement by the Head of Public Affairs, NIMC, Mr Kayode Adegoke, NIMC says it has made painstaking efforts to build a robust and credible system for Nation’s identity database.

The statement says the recently launched NIMC Tokenization of the NIN verification service is meant to safeguard the personal data of individuals and ensure continuous user rights and privacy.

The Commission in the statement also hails the concerted efforts of several Federal Government agencies such as Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB), the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Nigeria Immigration Services, Pension Commission (PENCOM), the Nigeria Police Force, the Nigeria Correctional Service, the Nigeria Customs, and a host of others, who have streamlined their services in line with the use of National Identification Number (NIN) as the valid means of identification.

Olayemi Daniyan

Economy

Police Retirees Seek Change of Pension Managers

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The poor plight of the pensioners has once again be stressed by police retirees in Ondo state under the leadership of Mr David Akinyemi.

Speaking with Radio Nigeria in Akure today at the state’s capital, Mr. Akinyemi who retired as deputy commissioner of Police called on President Muhammad Buhari as well as other concerned stakeholders to salvage their situations by exiting them from the pension PENCOM scheme to Police Pension board where their grievances could be better addressed.

On his part, Mr. Joshua Olayemi who retired as a Deputy Superintendent of Police lamented that what he received often could not be satisfactory taken care of artesian dog at the end of every month noting that the retirees only collected what they contributed to the scheme which needed to be addressed.

Buttressing the points raised by his colleagues, another police retiree, Mr Samuel Bamigbola hinted that the retirees had not for once enjoyed any entitlement accorded them by government.

The Police retirees collectively called on federal Government to assist them for an enhanced welfare package which the police pension board could take care of as expected.

Sola Oguntoye

Economy

Retirees Protest Non- Increment Of Pensions

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After thirty five years in public service or attaining sixty years, a retiree’s wish would be to have sweet rest.

This has not been the case for retirees under the contributory pension scheme PENCOM, hence the Southwest chapter of the Contributory Pensioners Union of Nigeria protested about their plight to media houses including Radio Nigeria Ibadan.

Correspondent, Simeon Ugbodovon, presents details of the protest.

Yoruba

Àwọn Òsìsẹ́ Fẹ̀yìntì Fi Àidùnú Hàn Lórí Ero Ìjóba Láti Yá Owó Ìfẹ̀yìntì Tí Wọ́n Dá Pamọ́

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Ẹgbẹ́ àwọn òsìsẹ́ fẹ̀yìntí tí wọ́n ńlò ìlànà owó ìfẹ̀yìntì oní dídá, CPUN, ti fi àidùnú wọn hàn lórí ìpinu ìjọba àpapọ̀ àti ti ìpínlẹ̀ láti yá nínú àwọn owó ìfẹ̀yìntì tí wọ́n ńdá jọ.

Gẹ́gẹ́bí àtẹ̀jáde látọ̀dọ̀ alága àjọ tó wà fún owó ìfẹ̀yìntì, Ọ̀gbẹ́ni Samuẹl Kojusọla se sọ, ìgbésẹ̀ yi yio nípa lórí àwọn ètò ìfẹ̀yìntì wọn.

Ẹgbẹ́ náà wá késí àjọ tón rísí ọ̀rọ̀ owó ìfẹ̀yìntì, PENCOM, láti tètè bẹ̀rẹ̀ sísan ìdá mẹ́ẹ̀dógún àti ìdá mẹ́tàlélọ́gbọ̀n àfikún owó ìfẹ̀yìntì láti ọdún 2007 àti tọdún 2010 t’íjọba àpapọ̀ fọwọ́sí.

Wọ́n wá rọ ìjọba ni gbogbo ẹ̀ka láti mú ìgbáyégbádùn àwọn òsìsẹ́ fẹ̀yìntì lọ́kunkúndùn.

Taiwo Akinọla/Yẹmisi Dada

Economy

CPUN Frowns At Government’s Plan To Borrow From Pension Funds

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Contributory Pensioners Union of Nigeria, CPUN, have expressed dissatisfaction over the federal and state governments’ decision to borrow from the pension fund.

According to a statement by the Chairman, Contributory Pension Scheme Fund, Mr Samuel Kojusola, the step was at the expense of their retirement benefits.

The union called on the National Pension Commission, PENCOM, to implement and pay 15% and 33% increase in pension since 2007 and 2010 as approved by the federal government.

They, however, appealed to the government at all levels to prioritize the welfare of pensioners.

Taiwo Akinola