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<article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/" article-type="research-article" dtd-version="1.2" xml:lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">RUDN Journal of Public Administration</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="en">RUDN Journal of Public Administration</journal-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Вестник Российского университета дружбы народов. Серия:  Государственное и муниципальное управление</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn publication-format="print">2312-8313</issn><issn publication-format="electronic">2411-1228</issn><publisher><publisher-name xml:lang="en">Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba (RUDN University)</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">25930</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.22363/2312-8313-2021-8-1-89-106</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>International Experience of Public Administration</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>Международный опыт государственного управления</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="article-type"><subject>Research Article</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title xml:lang="en">Employees’ Post-service Plans and Options in Nigeria</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Планы и возможности сотрудников по окончании службы в Нигерии</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0448-2938</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Okolie</surname><given-names>Ugo Chuks</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Околи</surname><given-names>Уго Чакс</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="en"><p>PhD Student of the Department of Political Sciences</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>аспирант кафедры политических наук</p></bio><email>ugookolie3@gmail.com</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff1"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">Chartered Institute of Personnel management of Nigeria Edo State Study centre</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Сертифицированный институт управления персоналом Нигерии Государственный учебный центр Эдо</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2021-03-16" publication-format="electronic"><day>16</day><month>03</month><year>2021</year></pub-date><volume>8</volume><issue>1</issue><issue-title xml:lang="en">VOL 8, NO1 (2021)</issue-title><issue-title xml:lang="ru">ТОМ 8, №1 (2021)</issue-title><fpage>89</fpage><lpage>106</lpage><history><date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="2021-03-16"><day>16</day><month>03</month><year>2021</year></date></history><permissions><copyright-statement xml:lang="en">Copyright ©; 2021, Okolie U.C.</copyright-statement><copyright-statement xml:lang="ru">Copyright ©; 2021, Околи У.Ч.</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2021</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Okolie U.C.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Околи У.Ч.</copyright-holder><ali:free_to_read xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/"/><license><ali:license_ref xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0</ali:license_ref></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://journals.rudn.ru/public-administration/article/view/25930">https://journals.rudn.ru/public-administration/article/view/25930</self-uri><abstract xml:lang="en"><p>One of the greatest challenges that faced typical employees throughout their working life is life after retirement. Despite government roles at providing social security, retirement epoch has been a tension provoking and overwhelming phenomenon in Nigeria and other emerging economies of Africa, Asia and Latin America. A close observation of many retirees in Nigeria society and the problems they are facing draw the attention of all and sundry. These problems seem to range from sudden death, dwindling status, lack of occupation, loss of the usual monthly salary, decreased strength and deteriorated health condition, physical disabilities, aging and anxiety about a residential home. In Nigeria, the regular non-payment of pensions and gratuities benefits has brought untold hardship and sudden death to many retirees, thereby making retirement something that is dreaded by workers. This problem is further compounded to lack of planning and management of post-service epoch and conditions. It is against this backdrop that this paper seeks to identify and discusses strategies available for managing post-service condition in Nigeria. The paper calls on Nigerian workers to embrace one of the options to remain moderately productive and healthy after retirement. The paper suggests, among others, that both employers and government should undertake regular pre-retirement training for their workers in order to save the country the embarrassment of seeing their retirees going to early graves or turning into destitute on the streets.</p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="ru"><p>Одна из самых серьезных проблем, с которыми сталкиваются граждане, - это жизнь после выхода на пенсию. Несмотря на роль государства в предоставлении социального обеспечения, проблема пенсионного возраста провоцировала напряженность в Нигерии и других странах с развивающейся экономикой в Африке, Азии и Латинской Америке. Наблюдение за многими пенсионерами в нигерийском обществе и проблемами, с которыми они сталкиваются, привлекает внимание исследователей. Это в первую очередь проблемы риска внезапной смерти, ухудшения статуса, отсутствия занятости, потери обычной ежемесячной заработной платы, снижения силы и ухудшения состояния здоровья, проявление физических недостатков и процессов старения, а также обеспокоенность по поводу домов-интернатов. В Нигерии регулярная невыплата пенсий и премиальных привела к трудностям и гибели пенсионеров, что заставило многих служащих опасаться выхода на пенсию. Эта проблема еще больше усугубляется отсутствием планирования и управления в этой сфере и условиями после службы. Именно на этом фоне в данной статье делается попытка определить и обсудить стратегии, доступные для управления состоянием после выхода в отставку в Нигерии. Статья предлагает несколько путей решения проблем, направленных на сохранение продуктивности и здоровья после выхода на пенсию. В тексте статьи как работодателем, так и правительству предлагается, среди прочего, проводить регулярную подготовку своих работников перед выходом на пенсию, чтобы избавить страну от затруднений, связанных с тем, что их пенсионеры рано уходят из жизни или превращаются в нищих на улице.</p></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>retirement</kwd><kwd>planning</kwd><kwd>strategies</kwd><kwd>retirees</kwd><kwd>Nigeria</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>выход в отставку</kwd><kwd>планирование</kwd><kwd>стратегии</kwd><kwd>пенсионеры</kwd><kwd>Нигерия</kwd></kwd-group><funding-group/></article-meta></front><body></body><back><ref-list><ref id="B1"><label>1.</label><mixed-citation>Abdullahi G., Jummai M. Retirement Challenges and Sustainable Development in Nigeria. European Journal of Business and Management. 2014; 6 (39): 94-98.</mixed-citation></ref><ref id="B2"><label>2.</label><mixed-citation>Maji A. Managing Post-retirement Conditions in Nigeria. 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