Over one thousand(1,200) widows and artisans have been empowered with capital and working tools by member representing Ilorin South Constituency in the Kwara State House of Assembly, Maryam Aladi, to make them self reliant.
Tolulope Odunaiya, executive secretary of the Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD), has announced plans aimed at providing financial relief to retirees through the implemention of the recently approved N32,000 pension increment for pensioners under the Defined Benefit Scheme (DBS).