Nigeria, Aug. 6 -- President Bola Tinubu has directed the immediate rollout of free healthcare services for low-income retirees under the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS).

This move follows a detailed briefing he received from the Director General of the National Pension Commission (PenCom), Ms. Omolola Oloworaran.

According to a statement from the President's Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu described the healthcare initiative as an essential part of ensuring dignity and social protection for retired Nigerians.

In addition to the healthcare plan, the President also instructed that long-overdue increases in pensions be implemented without delay. He called for the introduction of a minimum pension guara...