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PenCom adopts technology to Enhance regulatory compliance, efficiency in pension industry

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The National Pension Commission (PenCom) has emphasised its use of technology to enhance regulatory compliance and improve efficiency within the pension industry. Speaking at the 2024 PenCom Media Conference held in Lagos, Omolola Oloworaran, Director-General, PenCom, highlighted the

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PenCom: FG to pay all outstanding pensions, liabilities

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 18 September 2024 0

The National Pension Commission (PenCom) on Tuesday in Lagos assured that all outstanding pension liabilities would be paid soon. Ms Omolola Oloworaran, Acting Director-General, PenCom, gave the assurance at a workshop on the Online Enrolment Application for Pension Desk Officers (PDOs) of Treasury-funded Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDA) of the Federal

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Poor pension: Retired federal directors cry out against PENCOM, PFAs

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 17 August 2024 0

BY ANDREW OROLUA Retired Federal Directors on Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) have cried out over the scheme saying it is a modern slavery tool fashioned to annihilate workers to death in abject poverty. The association in a statement signed by Lawrence Ojabo , media and advocacy , Technical Team Retired Federal Directors on Contributory Pension […]

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PenCom debunks N10trn loan to FG, says Commission not owing pensioners

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By Motolani Oseni The Director-General of the National Pension Commission (PenCom), Mrs Aisha Dahir-Umar, has debunked the widespread reports that the Commission gave a N10 trillion loan to the Federal Government. The PenCom’s DG, also, clarified the claim that PenCom was owing Federal Government retirees arrears of pensions as well as insinuations that Pension Fund

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PenCom will continue to protect N18trn pension assets- Dr. Aisha Dahir-Umar, DG, PenCom

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 28 February 2024 0

The Director General of National Pension Commission (PenCom), Dr. Aisha Dahir-Umar, says the Commission will do everything within its mandate to protect pension assets. In a media parley with business journalists in Abuja, Dahir-Aisha, who was represented by Head, Corporate Communications Department of PenCom, Ibrahim Garba Buwai, also revealed that a total of N12.9

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‘How PenCom recovered N25.45bn from defaulting employers’

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 21 February 2024 0

By Mathew Brangyet The National Pension Commission (PenCom) said it has successfully recovered a total sum of N25.45 billion in unremitted pension contributions from defaulting employers between the years 2012 and 2023. According to the pension commission, substantial amount encompasses the principal contributions of N12.93 billion and penalties totalling N12.52 billion in

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PenCom recovers N24.5bn pension contributions in 11 years

Ihesiulo Grace 21 May 2023 0

By Joy Obakeye The National Pension Commission PenCom says it has recovered 24.5-billion-naira pension contributions owed workers by defaulting employers from June 2012 to 31 March 2023. Further breakdown shows that the sum comprises contributions of 12.4 billion naira and penalties of 12.1 billion naira. Aisha Dahir-Umar, the Director-General of Pencom in her welcome

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How employees can use retirement savings to obtain residential mortgage

Ihesiulo Grace 30 April 2023 0

By Godwin Anyebe The National Pension Commission (PenCom) has explained how workers can use their retirement savings to obtain a residential mortgage. A mortgage is a type of loan used to purchase or maintain a home, land, or other types of real estate. Last year, PenCom issued guidelines on accessing retirement savings account (RSA) balance […]

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73% of workers under contributory pension scheme below 40 years- PenCom

Ihesiulo Grace 17 May 2022 0

The National Pension Commission (PenCom) says most contributors under the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) are below 40 years. The commission said the figure represents 73 per cent of the total contributors to the scheme. PenCom said this in its 2021 fourth-quarter report — Age and Gender Distribution. According to the report, the number of male […]

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PenCom introduces non-interest fund, issues operational framework

Ihesiulo Grace 28 October 2021 0

The National Pension Commission (PenCom) has introduced a Non-Interest Fund (Fund VI) and issued an operational framework on it to pension contributors and retirees. Head, Corporate Communications of PenCom, Mr Peter Aghahowa, made the disclosure in a statement made available to newsmen on Thursday in Lagos. He said that the initiative was in furtherance of […]

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EDITORIAL: States’ non-remittance of contributions to PENCOM

Ihesiulo Grace 24 January 2021 0

Recent reports indicate that 25 states of the federation are yet to remit the pension contributions of their respective workers under the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS). Sadly, most of them are now battling to pay a backlog of pension arrears amounting to four hundred billion naira (N400 billion). The reports also reveal that while seventeen […]

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EDITORIAL: States’ non-remittance of contributions to PENCOM

Ihesiulo Grace 22 December 2020 0

Recent reports indicate that 25 states of the federation are yet to remit the pension contributions of their respective workers under the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS). Sadly, most of them are now battling to pay a backlog of pension arrears amounting to four hundred billion naira (N400 billion). The reports also reveal that while seventeen […]

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EDITORIAL: States’ non-remittance of contributions to PENCOM

Ihesiulo Grace 10 December 2020 0

Recent reports indicate that 25 states of the federation are yet to remit the pension contributions of their respective workers under the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS). Sadly, most of them are now battling to pay a backlog of pension arrears amounting to four hundred billion naira (N400 billion). The reports also reveal that while seventeen […]

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Why borrowing N17 trillion pension fund by governors should be stopped – PENCOM

Ihesiulo Grace 8 December 2020 0

By Philip Clement Following the fresh move by state governors to borrow from Nigeria’s pension funds, stakeholders and experts in the pension industry have described the move as unpatriotic and urge the necessary authorities not to approve the request. Daily Times reports that the governors had last week reportedly proposed to borrow from the the […]

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EDITORIAL: States’ non-remittance of contributions to PENCOM

Ihesiulo Grace 23 November 2020 0

Recent reports indicate that 25 states of the federation are yet to remit the pension contributions of their respective workers under the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS). Sadly, most of them are now battling to pay a backlog of pension arrears amounting to four hundred billion naira (N400 billion). The reports also reveal that while seventeen […]

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PENCOM may open PFA Transfer window June 2020-Official

Ihesiulo Grace 4 November 2019 0

The National Pension Commission (PENCOM) has said that it would open the window for the transfer of Pension Fund Administrator (PFA) tentatively by June 2020. Head, Corporate Communication, PENCOM, Mr Peter Aghohow, disclosed this on the sidelines of the 2019 media retreat organised by the Pension Operators Association of Nigeria (PENOP). Aghohowa said that the […]

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Investigate death certificates presented by beneficiaries before payment – PenCom

Ihesiulo Grace 1 November 2018 0

The National Pension Commission (PenCom) on Wednesday directed the Pension Fund Administrators (PFAs) to investigate the death certificates presented by beneficiaries of the deceased before payment of death benefits. The Acting Director-General of PenCom, Mrs Aisha Dahir-Umar, gave the directive in Abuja. Dahir-Umar said that the agency had received series of complaints

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PenCom issues guidelines on voluntary contributions under contributory pension scheme

Ihesiulo Grace 27 October 2018 0

The National Pension Commission (PenCom) has issued new guidelines to regulate the operation of Voluntary Pension Contributions (VPC) under the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPI). PenCom Head of Corporate Communications, Mr Peter Aghahowa, said in the statement on Friday that under the guidelines, voluntary contributions should be non-obligatory contributions made by any

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PenCom approves 3,280 applications for retirement in Q1

Ihesiulo Grace 22 October 2018 0

The National Pension Commission (PenCom) has approved 3, 280 applications for payment of retirement benefit under life annuity plan. The commission, in its 2018 first quarter report posted on its website, said the 3,280 retirees received N3.61 billion as lump sum payment and were paid annuity premium of N17.96 billion to insurance companies. This, PenCom […]

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Pension scheme: Over 275,000 sacked workers get N86.7bn – PenCom

Ihesiulo Grace 18 September 2018 0

…As NPA pensioners lament unpaid N34bn entitlements, arrears The National Pension Commission (PenCom) has disclosed that it has released N86.7 billion to sacked workers of various companies who had been into Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS). But pensioners of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) have urged President Muhammadu Buhari to pay them their pension arrears