Pension Assets Rise By N92bn To N12.34trn       Pension assets, under the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) have risen by N92 billion to hit N12.340 trillion in March 2021 from the N12.248tr recorded in February 2021. The unaudited report on Pension Funds Industry Portfolio released by the National...

Only 11% Of Workforce Is Enrolled In The Pension Scheme – PenOp         Despite the astronomical growth recorded in the pension fund, only 11 percent of workforce is enrolled in the Contributory Pension Scheme, CPS, and the micro pension schemes and this number needs to improve,...

Unremitted Pension: 13 Employers Pay N56.5bn Penalties         Thirteen defaulting employers whose pension liabilities to their employees have been established have been made to pay N56.5 billion penalties by the National Pension Commission (PenCom), according to a report. According to the commission, the money was paid following...

Lagos State Govt Pays Over N25bn As Retirement Benefits       Governor Babajide Sanwo-olu of Lagos State on Thursday said that his administration had paid over N25 billion into the Retirement Savings Account (RSA) of retirees of the state since he came on board 18 months ago. Sanwo-olu,...

N2.3trn Pension Fund Available For Real Sector Investment - PenCom DG       There is N2.3 trillion pension fund for investment in the real sector, the Director-General, National Pension Commission (PenCom), Mrs Aisha Dahir-Umar, has said. This, she said, is available via asset classes such as infrastructure funds,...

Buhari Allocates N509bn For Pension Liabilities       President Muhammadu Buhari has appropriated a total of N501.19 billion to offset pension liabilities in the 2021 budget proposal. He made this known during his 2021 Budget Speech: Budget of Economic Recovery and Resilience at The Joint Session of the...