222,141 Workers Dump PFAs, Move N908bn – PenCom   No fewer than 222,141 workers have changed their Pension Fund Administrators and moved N908.363bn from their Retirement Savings Accounts since the National Pension Commission opened the window of transfer. PenCom disclosed this in its transfers report on ‘Quarterly...

108,552 Retirees Receive N217bn, Says PenCom   No fewer than 108,552 annuitants received N216.66bn lump sum under the Contributory Pension Scheme as of the end of the first quarter of 2023, figures obtained from the National Pension Commission (PenCom) have revealed. This amounted to about a quarter...

Fed Govt Plans N854.8bn For Pensions, Gratuities In 2023   The Federal Government plans to spend N854.8bn on pensions, gratuities and retirees’ benefits in the 2023 budget. President Muhammadu Buhari disclosed this while presenting the 2023 appropriation bill to a joint session of the National Assembly in...

MDAs’ Retirees Get Paid N980bn Arrears   The Federal Government has paid a total of N980.18bn to retirees of treasury funded Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) from the inception of the Contributory Pension Scheme in 2004 to December 2021. The Director-General, National Pension Commission (PenCom) Aisha Dahir-Umar,...

Lagos Govt Pays N42bn Pension Entitlements To 11,349 Retirees   Lagos State Government has paid N42bn accrued pension rights to 11,349 retirees in the state. The Commissioner for Establishments, Training And Pensions, Mrs Ajibola Ponnle, disclosed this during the 95th retirement bond certificate presentation ceremony to retirees...

Retirees, Workers Kick As FG Plans N620bn Loan From Pension Funds   The Federal Government is planning to source $1.5bn (N620bn) loan from pension funds to support its proposed N7.73tn investment in transport infrastructure over the next five years. Specifically, the government is seeking to obtain the...