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Enugu approves ₦32,000 minimum pension for LG retirees

The Enugu State Government has approved a new minimum pension of N32,000 for local government retirees, with payments expected to begin once administrative processes are completed. The government has also approved the enrolment of all local government pensioners into the state’s free health insurance scheme, which is scheduled to be launched on August 20, 2026, […]

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PTAD pays ₦3.82bn pension arrears to 30,356 retirees

The Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate has disbursed N3.82 billion in accrued pension arrears to 30,356 Federal Government retirees under the Defined Benefit Scheme. According to Vanguard, the Directorate disclosed that it paid a total of N3,817,568,592.80 in pension arrears to affected DBS pensioners across the Parastatals Pension Department, Defunct and Transferred Agencies Pension Department, and […]

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Pension contributions fall by 38% in Q1 2026

Pension contributions under Nigeria’s Contributory Pension Scheme declined by 38 per cent in the first quarter of 2026, according to data released by the National Pension Commission. The latest Nigerian Pension Industry Quarterly Report showed that total pension contributions fell to N559.4 billion in Q1 2026, compared with N903.7 billion recorded in the fourth quarter […]

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Over 90% of informal workers abandon personal pension plan

More than 90 per cent of informal sector workers who enrolled in the Personal Pension Plan have abandoned the scheme, as subscribers blame worsening economic hardship for their inability to make regular pension contributions. Vanguard reported that only 17,320, representing eight per cent of the 215,412 registered Retirement Savings Accounts under the scheme, had received […]

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92% of personal pension plan accounts dormant — PenCom

Amidst efforts by the National Pension Commission to include informal sector workers in the pension scheme, the Personal Pension Plan which caters to the informal sector, has remained stagnant. While the PPP has 215,412 registered Retirement Savings Accounts only 17,320 of these RSAs, which represents eight per cent, have received contributions. The remaining 198,092 RSAs, […]

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Public sector pension remittances hit ₦903bn as assets surge

Public sector pension remittances recorded a significant increase of 234.85 per cent, rising to N550.96 billion in the fourth quarter of 2025, according to the Q4 2025 Quarterly Industry Report released by the National Pension Commission. The report revealed that total pension contributions for the quarter stood at N903.7 billion, while the private sector contributed […]

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Employees ₦30bn pension contributions stuck in PFAs accounts – PENCOM

Nearly N30 billion in pension contributions is currently stuck with Pension Fund Administrators instead of reaching employees’ accounts. The National Pension Commission attributes this N29.84 billion backlog to employer errors, such as inconsistent data and irregular schedules, which prevent the transfer of funds to individual Retirement Savings Accounts. Stanbic IBTC accounts for nearly half of […]

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Nigeria pension assets hit N26tr

Nigeria’s pension industry continued its steady climb in September 2025, with total pension assets rising to N26.09 trillion, up from N25.90 trillion in August. The increase represents 0.75 percent month-on-month growth and a strong 23.44 percent surge year-on-year, underscoring sustained investor confidence despite mixed capital market conditions. Fresh figures released by the National Pension Commission […]

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Over 10m Nigerians benefit from pension scheme — PenCom

The Director-General of the National Pension Commission, Omolola Oloworaran, has asserted that the Contributory Pension Scheme has completely rewritten Nigeria’s pension narrative over the last two decades. Ms. Oloworaran made this declaration during the Stakeholders’ Conference on the Workings of the CPS for employees and pensioners of the federal government treasury-funded Ministries, Departments, and Agencies […]

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Nigeria’s Pension assets rise to ₦25.9tn amid market volatility

Nigeria’s pension fund industry recorded a modest gain in August 2025, as fund managers cautiously rebalanced portfolios in response to mixed market signals. Data from the National Pension Commission showed total assets under management rose to ₦25.90 trillion in August, up ₦97.88 billion from ₦25.80 trillion in July according to Nairameteics. The 0.38 per cent […]

Federal pensioners protest in Lagos over delayed ₦32,000 increase
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Federal pensioners protest in Lagos over delayed ₦32,000 increase

A group of federal pensioners on Monday protested at the Lagos office of the Pension Transitional Arrangements Directorate, demanding the immediate implementation of a ₦32,000 pension increase approved by President Bola Tinubu. The protesters, led by the chairman of the Coalition of Federal Pensioners, Lagos Chapter, Mukaila Ogunbote, carried placards with inscriptions such as “PTAD […]

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