Abstract
This study sought to ascertain the relationship between contributory pension scheme and effective border surveillance task of the officers and men of the Nigeria Immigration Service, Ebonyi State Command and to investigate the extent to which contributory pension scheme has spurred the officers and men of Nigeria Immigration Service Ebonyi State command towards effective issuance of residence permit to persons entering the state. The research was anchored on Positive Theory of Social Security propounded by Osler (1910) and expanded by Eze and Anikaeze (2018). Descriptive survey design was adopted with a population of 188 respondents drawn from the study area. The main instrument for data collection was a structured questionnaire; while Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient was adopted through SPSS version 21 to test the hypotheses formulated for the study. The researcher found that there is a significant positive relationship between contributory pension scheme and effective border surveillance task of officers and men of the Nigerian Immigration Service, Ebonyi State Command. The implication of the findings is that Contributory Pension Scheme needs to be sustained as it has resolved some of the issues that hampered the non- contributory scheme in Nigeria. In order to strengthen the scheme and ensure efficient job performance in the institution, management of the pension scheme should maintain steady remittance and prompt payment of pension. Corruption has been identified as a major setback to the implementation of the contributory pension scheme; government should apportion appropriate punishment to those who siphoned or mismanaged retirement savings funds in order to ensure accountability. Government should ensure prompt payment of entitlements to retirees as this will serve as a mark of confidence on the scheme for those who are still in active service towards effective job performance.