Court adjourns CBN pensioners’ suit to Oct. 15

By Innocent Anaba
LAGOS — Justice Alexander Owoeye of the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has adjourned until October 15, 2026, further hearing in a suit filed by pensioners of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) over the implementation of court judgments on their retirement benefits.
The pensioners are seeking enforcement of previous judgments relating to the harmonisation of their retirement benefits pursuant to a 1997 Federal Government policy.
The plaintiffs contend that the CBN has failed to fully implement the pension adjustments and arrears arising from the judgments.
At the resumed hearing yesterday, another group of CBN pensioners filed a motion seeking to be joined as ...