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CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS FOR OLDER PERSONS ACCESS TO UNIVERSAL SOCIAL PENSIONS IN NIGERIA
Abstract
Embedding robust social safety nets for older peoples’ active ageing remains an unfinished project in many African countries’ national development agendas, Nigeria included. The article aims at critiquing Nigeria’s social protection domains in offering an enabling environment for older persons’ dignity and enhanced social functioning. Despite an enabling policy framework intractable socio-economic challenges besetting Nigeria, have made older persons increasingly become more indigent. Secondary sources of data including review of policy and research documents are used. The article also suggests pathways for galvanising older persons safeguarding and welfare through some reflections on social security challenges.
Key words
COVID, social security, poverty, social pensions, older persons, Nigeria