In a bid to make sure the wellbeing of Nigerian pensioners, the Pension Transitional Association Directorate (PTAD) mentioned it has concluded plans with the Nationwide Well being Insurance coverage Authority to enroll pensioners for the Nationwide Well being Insurance coverage Scheme come 2026.
Tolulope Odunaiya, government secretary/CEO, PTAD, disclosed this in Lagos on the 2024/2025 Annual Normal Assembly (AGM) of the Nigerian Affiliation of Insurance coverage and Pension Editors (NAIPE).
PTAD Government Secretary who was represented on the event by the pinnacle, Company Communication, Olugbenga Ajayi highlighted the rationale behind the plan.
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He mentioned the plan to enrol pensioners for the Nationwide Well being Insurance coverage Scheme underscores the Directorate’s dedication to the welfare and wellbeing of the pensioners.
In response to him, “For us in PTAD, we’re at all times working to make sure the wellbeing of our pensioners, making certain they’re snug, and are effectively taken care of.
“We’ve got began negotiating medical health insurance for our pensioners as a result of we all know that the age they’re is after they want healthcare greater than even we which might be working. Retirement is when individuals want authorities help greater than the one that is amassing cash each month.
“We’re working to make sure that by 2026, if not all, a minimum of 90 per cent of PTAD pensioners shall be enrolled within the Nationwide Well being Insurance coverage Scheme by the Nationwide Well being Insurance coverage Authority (NHIA).
“PTAD has continued to introduce numerous initiatives to boost its effectivity and effectiveness. We’ve got launched Cell Verification for people who find themselves sick, or those that are alive however are incapacitated to attend regular verification. We schedule cellular affirmation for many who have achieved ‘I Am Alive’ Affirmation however later falls sick. We go there – from Lagos workplace, Kaduna workplace, our groups are at all times exterior to make sure pensioners are taken care of and their issues are handled with utmost urgency.
“PTAD is doing all the things inside its powers to make sure that pensioners obtain all their entitlements – from arrears to pension increment, and we’re working assiduously for this. By 2026, all arrears and different entitlements shall be a part of our finances, and there shall be no points anymore regarding these. PTAD is presently in 13 states of the federation.”
