Current Nigerian pension scheme promotes old age poverty, premature deaths – Don

By Emmanuel Adeyemi, Lokoja

A university don, Prof Matthew Olasheinde Fashagba, has called on the Federal Government to immediately review Nigeria’s current Contributory Pension Scheme, saying it is laden with corruption, promotes old age poverty, and leads to premature deaths.

Prof Matthew Fashagba gave this advice yesterday at the 25th inaugural lecture of the Federal University, Lokoja,…