Challenges and Expectations of Retirees in Rivers State , Nigeria : Implications for Career Counselling

Eremie, Maxwell D

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“…Due to several challenges, evidence showed that Nigerians generally have a poor attitude towards retirement; with a preference to continue working privately in some capacity, after retirement from the civil service. [30][31][32] The use of routinely collected data is beneficial in this scenario as the data were readily available and could be representative of the study population, following the integrated testing and reporting approach used in data collection. The completeness of the data also minimises the effects of selection bias due to non-response and lost to follow-up.…”

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“…Although the constitutional retirement age ranges between 60 and 70 years from civil service depending on the profession (70 years for the medical professional), the Civil Service Commission offers contract appointments to pensioners. Due to several challenges, evidence showed that Nigerians generally have a poor attitude towards retirement; with a preference to continue working privately in some capacity, after retirement from the civil service 30–32…”

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Retrospective study of COVID-19 outcomes among healthcare workers in Rivers State, Nigeria

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ObjectiveTo determine the illness severity and mortality among COVID-19-infected healthcare workers (HCWs).DesignA retrospective cohort study using population-level data. Secondary analysis was conducted on collated data from the Public Health Emergency Operations Centre (PHEOC) at the State Ministry of Health, Rivers State, Nigeria. Data were gathered from the COVID-19 patient database of the PHEOC on demographics, place of work, illness severity and outcome.ParticipantsThe cohort included all documented HCWs with confirmed COVID-19 infection (diagnosed by PCR).Primary and secondary outcome measuresIllness severity defined as ‘hospitalisation required’ and treatment outcome labelled as ‘alive’ or ‘dead’ were the outcomes of interest.ResultsThe mean age was 43 years and 50.5% of the cohort were female. Of the 301 HCWs infected, 187 patients were symptomatic with 32 requiring hospitalisation. Seven infected HCWs died of their COVID-19 infection, resulting in a case fatality ratio (CFR) of 2.3%. Population proportions for age groups, case presentation and mortality, would be significantly greater than those seen in the study population. Health professionals made up 79.7% (240) of the study cohort, with 68.8% (165) of them working at the teaching hospitals; the association between HCWs and health facilities they worked in, was significant. Symptomatic cases were more inclined to progress to severe illness (χ(1)2=15.219,α=<0.0001;adjusted OR (aOR) 10.658, 95% CI 2.494 to 45.552); patients also had greater odds of dying from COVID-19 (χ(5)2=13.7,α=0.003;aOR 1.079, 95% CI 1.02 to 1.141) per year increase in age adjusted for sex, case class and illness severity.ConclusionsFrontl-ine HCWs are at an increased risk of exposure to COVID-19 infections. In Nigeria, there is a higher risk of experiencing severe illness if symptomatic while infected with COVID-19. Preventive strategies, proper education and awareness must be put in place to protect HCWs.ObjectiveTo determine the illness severity and mortality among COVID-19-infected HCWs.

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“…'voluntary, compulsory and mandatory'. Eremie (2015), explains that in voluntary retirement, the employee concludes the stipulated years of service and disengages from active service. Also, an Employer may remove an employee from service, due to reorganization or other extraneous factors in a process referred to as compulsory retirement.…”

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“…According to Okechukwu and Ugwu (2011) in Nigeria, retirement is dreaded by workers especially those exiting from the public sector because of the unnecessary delay in the payment of pension and gratuities which in turn leads to untold hardship and death. Eremie (2015) cited Elezua (1998) and highlighted the retirees' ordeals from the onset of retirement, as undue stress from the new challenges and expectations as a result of change in earning capacity. Anieto (2013) laments that many retirees are owed humongous pension arrears with no payment time line in sight.…”

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“…Nwajagu (2007) sees Retirement period as the withdrawal of service or quitting a paid employment through three ways -voluntarily, compulsorily or by the prevailing statute. Williams (2007) in Eremie (2015) explains the retirement stage as complete or partial disengagement from remunerated work, career or social life. Athley (1980) explains retirement as a 'process that removes the employee from a job role'.…”

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Consumer Education Strategies in Financial Management for a Rewarding Retirement Period Among Staff of FCT College of Education, Zuba-Abuja

Jamila Shu'ara,

Abass Zainab Mohammed

2022

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In most contemporary societies, Retirement has become an interesting topical issue for research. It is an important phase of transition in life characterized by new adjustments and changes in daily living, new relationships, and vocation. It is a period, when an individual exits a paid job after service and upon the attainment of a specified age. Every worker both in private and public establishments looks forward to the retirement period. Of the greatest challenges that face typical employees throughout their working career is financial so they have to prepare for retirement well ahead of time. This study, therefore, investigated consumer education strategies as a stimulus for financial management for a rewarding retirement period. This study was guided by two research objectives and two research questions, respectively. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design. The population was made up of 200 respondents; comprising 100 academic staff and 100 non-academic staff of FCT College of Education Zuba, Abuja. All the population in the study constituted the sample, and the census sampling technique was used. A structured questionnaire titled "Consumer Education and Financial Management Questionnaire" was the instrument for the collection of data. The content validity of the instrument was determined. The internal consistency was derived through the use of the Test-retest method of reliability. The reliability index was obtained through Cronbach's alpha (0.89). Out of the 200 questionnaires administered, 178 were returned valid, representing an 89% success rate. Data collected was imputed into the SPSS (25) software package where descriptive statistics, in the form of tables were generated. The study discovered among others, that many employees do not have effective financial management preparation for the retirement period and most of them wait until they retire before they start thinking of accommodation and even where to relocate. The study concludes that consumer education strategies are effective in financial management for a rewarding retirement period. The study however recommended among others that consumer educators should organize seminars, conferences and workshops for employees to sensitize them on the dangers of inadequate financial management during the retirement period.

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Delayed payment of gratuity, pension, and post-retirement conditions

Okolie

Idibra

2022

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The value of retirees' gratuity and pension will continue to grow as individuals reduce their reliance on family members to care for them in old age and accept the truth that they must care for themselves by saving for the future. Benefits for retirees have piqued the interest of policymakers and experts worldwide. Numerous articles have been written to assess Nigeria's previous pension system, the reasons for its failure, the shortcomings of the new pension system, and the influence of both the old and new pension systems on pensioners' wellbeing in Nigeria. Nonetheless, no study exists in Nigeria on the effect of delayed gratuity and pension payments on post-retirement situations. To close this divide, this study explores the effect of delayed gratuity and pension payments on retirees' willingness to keep their current position in Nigeria. This study analyzed secondary data obtained from published and unpublished books, journal articles, and online sources. It used content analysis to determine the relevance of the material collected to the study's scope. The study shows that delayed gratuity and pension payments contribute to pensioners' diminishing status, deteriorating health, and premature mortality shortly after retirement. The study consequently suggests that both public and private employers of labor do regular pre-retirement training for their employees to avoid the shame of seeing their retirees become penniless on the streets or succumb to an early death shortly after retirement.

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Challenges and Expectations of Retirees in Rivers State , Nigeria : Implications for Career Counselling

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Retrospective study of COVID-19 outcomes among healthcare workers in Rivers State, Nigeria

Retrospective study of COVID-19 outcomes among healthcare workers in Rivers State, Nigeria

Consumer Education Strategies in Financial Management for a Rewarding Retirement Period Among Staff of FCT College of Education, Zuba-Abuja

Delayed payment of gratuity, pension, and post-retirement conditions

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