The Renewed Hope for the Elderly group says the Tinubu administration is restructuring the National Senior Citizens Centre to institutionalize comprehensive welfare packages for millions of older Nigerians.

The packages, the group said, would include improved pension administration, specialised healthcare, retirement welfare and expanded access to age-friendly medical services. It described the planned restructuring as one of the most ambitious efforts yet to restore dignity to senior citizens.

Speaking at a news conference in Abuja, the group’s Director General Bode Olaonipekun said the administration was laying a solid foundation for long-term social protection for the elderly, and had shown renewed commitment through efforts to strengthen the centre.

He said the group welcomed initiatives aimed at improving pension administration, retirement welfare, specialized geriatric care, preventive healthcare and wider access to age-friendly medical services, acknowledging the growing attention being given to senior citizens.