The November 2025 Military Pension Crisis: Lies, Gliches, and a Broken Trust
The November 2025 Military Pension Crisis: Lies, Gliches, and a Broken Trust The ongoing saga of the delayed November 2025 pension payments for Nigerian military retirees, particularly those banking with First Bank, has become a significant source of frustration and mistrust. What began as a routine monthly disbursement quickly devolved into a muddled situation, leaving pensioners anxious and official explanations ringing hollow. The Official Narrative vs. The Reality on the Ground According to the Military Pensions Board (MPB), the issue should have been resolved weeks ago. On November 27, 2025, the MPB announced that the November pension had been released to all banks nationwide, attributing subsequent delays to generic "technical hitches experienced in the execution of the MPB's mandate by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the commercial banks." The official line is a simple chain of command: MPB paid CBN, CBN paid the commercial banks, and the commercial...