We are dying of hunger, say retired Lagos teachers

Some retired workers from the Lagos State Ministry of Education have lamented the delay in the payment of their pensions.

The former teachers said more than two years after retirement, they had yet to receive any communication from the government over their entitlements.

They said while some of their colleagues had died without getting any payment, others were sick and lacked adequate medical care.

Read more: The Punch, May 2, 2019

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