Nigeria, April 29 -- Federal pensioners under the Defined Benefits Scheme have warned that they will stage a protest if the federal government does not pay them the six-month N25,000 palliative and the N32,000 pension increase they are owed.

In a letter addressed to the Minister of Finance, Wale Edun, Dr. Stephen Akinnifesi Fatusin, Chairman of the South-West Zonal Congress of the pensioners, stated that if their demands are not met by May 12, 2025, they will take to the streets in protest.

Dr. Fatusin explained that many pensioners are already suffering from hunger and health issues linked to old age, made worse by the government's failure to pay the approved benefits.

He accused the Ministry of Finance and related institutions, inclu...