Retirees under the Contributory Pension Scheme in Lagos State have threatened to stage a protest on August 31 if the state government fails to implement a proposed pension increase by August 19.
The pensioners, under the Lagos State Council of the Nigeria Union of Pensioners, Contributory Pension Scheme, said they had become frustrated by what they described as prolonged delays by the Lagos State Pension Commission in processing the adjustment.
The ultimatum was contained in a July 31, 2026, letter signed by the council chairman, Michael Omisande, and addressed to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu.
The retirees said the proposed increase followed a template transmitted to the Lagos State Government in January by the national leadership of the NUP, CPS, for the implementation of the pension increase/wage award approved for federal retirees.
They said the matter had also been discussed at a meeting convened by Sanwo-Olu at the Government House, Alausa, on May 22, 2025, attended by representatives of the pensioners, the Lagos State Pension Commission and members of the state cabinet.
