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Message: [QUOTE="Shamiso, post: 83352, member: 160"] The federal budget includes a massive proposal for retiree benefits. A total of one point three seven six trillion naira is allocated for pensions and gratuities across government sectors. This reflects an effort to meet growing obligations and clear longstanding arrears for former public servants. Military pensions receive the largest single share at four hundred eighty-six billion naira. This portion covers regular payments, death benefits, and arrears for former defense personnel. The Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate follows with an allocation of two hundred eighty-five billion naira for legacy scheme obligations. Civilian pensions under the Office of the Head of Civil Service are set at ninety-four point five four billion naira. This includes funds for routine payments, running costs, and arrears from a recent pension increase. The National Pension Commission receives four hundred twenty-seven billion naira for funds like the Pension Protection Fund and various gratuity payments. Allocations for intelligence and security agency retirees total over fifty-eight billion naira combined. The police, customs, immigration, and prisons pension office is proposed to receive over eighteen billion naira. Universities and parastatal pensions are collectively allocated over two hundred seven billion naira. The budget also proposes funds for specific beneficiary groups. These include retired professors, former heads of service, and former presidents. Additional provisions cover liabilities for the electricity sector and the anti-corruption agency staff. The scale of the proposal highlights the significant fiscal commitment required for retiree benefits. [/QUOTE]

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