Nigerians’ persistent pension withdrawal mirrors rising unemployment

With jobs fading, Nigerians are having to fall back on pensions meant to serve them after retirement.

The trend of Nigerians increasingly tapping their pensions prematurely is yet another indication of the unemployment crisis in a country with the second-highest jobless rate globally. Nearly 50 percent of the total pension contributed by Nigerians in the last five years was withdrawn in the same

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