{
  "id": 12297088,
  "title": "FG Reviews Police Pension Package to Narrow Income Gap, Douse Concerns",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/fg-reviews-police-pension-package-to-narrow-income-gap-douse-concerns",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-06T03:38:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "This Day",
    "slug": "this-day",
    "url": "https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/10/06/fg-reviews-police-pension-package-to-narrow-income-gap-douse-concerns/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The federal government is developing a new initiative to address the income disparity among retired police officers under the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS), according to Mr. Muhammed Dutse, Managing Director/Chief Executive of NPF Pensions Limited. The government's objective is to narrow the gap in retirement income for these officers, who have expressed dissatisfaction with their current benefits, even though RSA balances have improved due to recent government measures. The proposed intervention, currently under discussion at the presidential level, involves allowing pensioners to access up to 25% of their RSA balance as equity towards purchasing a home. Dutse emphasized that the initiative is aimed at improving the standard of living and \"pay cheque\" of retired police officers and would provide additional financial support for retirees after they leave active service.",
  "summary": "• NPF pension urges serving officers to access 25% RSA for mortgage equity contribution James Emejo in Abuja Managing Director/Chief Executive, NPF Pensions Limited, Mr. Muhammed Dutse, yesterday revealed that",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}