The Nigeria Police Pensions Limited has proposed an increase in the Federal Government’s pension contribution for police personnel from 10 per cent to 20 per cent.
It said the current contribution structure is inadequate to provide decent retirement benefits for officers after service.
The Acting Managing Director of NPF Pensions Limited, Muhammad Dutse, disclosed this on Wednesday during a press conference in Abuja, where the company unveiled a digital platform designed to improve pension service delivery to police personnel nationwide.
Dutse said the proposal had already been forwarded to President Bola Tinubu through the National Pension Commission as part of ongoing efforts to address the challenge of low pensions among retired police officers.
“The proposition given to Mr President is to ensure that at least for police officers, the monthly contribution would be increased by the Federal Government from 10 to 20 per cent while they will still contribute eight
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