New MPB Chair Assumes Command, Pledges Prompt Payment Of Benefits

The new Chairman of the Military Pensions Board (MPB), Maj.-Gen. Julius Ehioze Osifo, on Wednesday, 21 October 2026, assumed command with a pledge to remove bureaucratic bottlenecks, deploy technology and accelerate the payment of pensions, gratuities and death benefits to retired and discharged military personnel and the next-of-kin (NOK) of deceased service members.
He warned that delays in the payment of death benefits to families of soldiers killed in action could undermine troop morale and dishonour the sacrifices of fallen military personnel,
Osifo said inefficient administration that denied families their entitled benefits could weaken the fighting spirit of troops engaged in c...