Abstract: This study seeks to investigate the effect of retirement preparedness on retirement confidence of civil servants in South-South Nigeria. Retirement preparedness was proxied by emotional preparedness, attitudinal preparedness, and financial preparedness. Sample size for this study was 900 drawn from the six (6) states of the South-South Nigeria, however, 887 copies of questionnaire administered were completed and returned. The instrument for this study was a questionnaire adapted from earlier instruments developed and applied by other scholars.