ABUJA — The Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD) has announced the successful disbursement of ₦55.9 billion to eligible pensioners and Next-of-Kins (NoK) under the Defined Benefits Scheme (DBS) for the month of December 2025.
In a statement released by Olugbenga Ajayi, Head of the Corporate Communications Unit, the Directorate confirmed that the total sum comprises ₦13.4 billion for regular monthly pensions and ₦42.5 billion for various pension arrears.
Breakdown of Payments
The monthly pension disbursement of ₦13,411,400,362.87 covered all operational pension departments, including payments to pensioners in the Diaspora.
The arrears component, totaling ₦42,501,348,236.06, addressed outstanding obligations linked to the ₦32,000.00 pension increment, the 10.66% and 12.95% increments, as well as accrued gratuities and death benefits.
The departmental distribution of the arrears is as follows:
- Civil Service Pension Department (CSPD): ₦16.36 billion to 71,643 pensioners.
- Defunct and Transferred Agencies Department (DTAD): ₦15.06 billion to 24,995 pensioners.
- Parastatals Pension Department (PaPD): ₦7.80 billion to 25,718 pensioners.
- Tertiary Education and Health Department (TEHD): ₦2.37 billion to 28,245 pensioners.
- Customs, Immigration and Prisons Pension Department (CIPPD): ₦604.33 million to 8,606 pensioners.
- Police Pension Department (PPD): ₦5.88 million to 5 pensioners.
- Gratuity and Death Benefits: ₦289.10 million to eligible Next-of-Kin.
Liquidation of Increments
Following these payments, PTAD confirmed that arrears resulting from the ₦32,000.00 increment have been fully liquidated across all departments, with the exception of one month remaining for beneficiaries in the PaPD and TEHD categories.
Executive Secretary of PTAD, Tolulope Odunaiya, stated that the milestone aligns with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s “Renewed Hope Agenda” and his administration’s commitment to the welfare of senior citizens.
Odunaiya reaffirmed the Directorate’s resolve to clear the remaining one-month balance for the affected departments and to continue implementing welfare-focused initiatives for all DBS pensioners.
