PenCom Raises PFAs’ Shareholders Funds To N5bn       The National Pension Commission has ordered the Pension Funds Administrators to raise their shareholders’ funds from N1bn to N5bn. Some operators disclosed this to our correspondent on Thursday. According to the commission, the total number of workers with pension accounts...

2,799 Workers Change Pension Firms, Move N18.89bn         No fewer than 2,799 workers under the Contributory Pension Scheme have moved their Retirement Savings Accounts from their former Pension Fund Administrators to other operators. Statistics obtained from the National Pension Commission on its report titled ‘Update on the...

PFAs Pay 11,796 Disengaged Workers N5.33bn       The Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) has continued to relieve pressure on workers who lose their job, by paying them 25 per cent out of their pension. According to the National Pension Commission (PenCom), 11,796 workers who lost their jobs were...

States, Others Not Funding 3.5m Workers’ Pension – PenCom       The National Pension Commission has faulted states and some private companies for not funding 3.5 million pension accounts opened by their workers as of the end of 2020. The implication of this default is that the workers...

PenCom Reviews Payments As 65,419 Deceased Relatives Claim N215.27bn         To clamp down on fraudulent death benefits and claims that do not meet required internal control measures, the National Pension Commission has stopped death payments to legal beneficiaries by the Pension Fund Administrators without approval. 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,...