MONROVIA, November 10, 2026 — Liberia’s Civil Service Agency (CSA) says 2,718 government employees are expected to retire effective December 31, 2026, following a nationwide pre-retirement counseling and data-collection exercise covering all 15 counties.
CSA Director-General Dr. Josiah F. Joekai announced the figure during the Ministry of Information’s regular press briefing on the 2026 retirement process, according to the Liberia Broadcasting System (LBS).
Education, Health account for largest groups
The CSA exercise captured 2,835 records: 2,718 employees scheduled for the 2026 retirement batch and 117 outstanding cases involving people who retired in earlier years but had not yet begun receiving pension benefits.
The Ministry of Education accounts for 1,400 of the employees scheduled to retire, followed by the Ministry of Health with 300 and the Ministry of Local Government with 297. Together, the three institutions represent approximately 76.9 percent of the 2026 retirement group, the CSA said.
Documentation deadline extended
The agency has extended the retirement capture and documentation exercise to November 30, 2026, to give eligible employees who missed the initial nationwide exercise additional time to submit their documents.
Joekai said employees retiring at the end of December are expected to begin receiving monthly pension benefits in January 2027, subject to successful verification and enrollment by the National Social Security and Welfare Corporation (NASSCORP). Those captured during the extended exercise are expected to receive their benefits beginning in February 2027, including January entitlement retroactively, subject to the same verification and enrollment requirements.
117 earlier cases under review
The CSA also identified 117 outstanding cases involving employees who retired between 2020 and 2024 but had not begun receiving pension benefits. The agency said it is compiling the relevant documentation for transmission to NASSCORP for verification and processing.
The Ministry of Education accounts for 42 of those outstanding cases, Local Government 33 and Health 19. The CSA said a previous 2024 exercise identified 294 outstanding cases, of which 284 were subsequently processed.
What employees should do
Eligible employees who have not completed the retirement process should contact their institution’s human-resources office and submit the required documentation before the November 30 deadline. The CSA has urged human-resource directors and officers to help ensure that qualified public servants are not left out.
The announced retirement figures are administrative expectations, not confirmation that every individual’s pension has already been approved. Benefit payments remain dependent on verification and enrollment.
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