Tag: #Pension
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2026 RETIREMENT SUMMIT TARGETS DIGITAL, FINANCIAL SKILLS FOR SENIOR PROFESSIONALS
More than 500 senior Nigerian professionals are expected to gain practical digital, financial, entrepreneurial and health skills at the 2026 National Pre-Retirement Summit, scheduled for Sept. 24 and 25 at the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Centre in Abuja. The summit, organised by XEM Consultants Ltd. with the theme “Own Your Retirement: From Planning to Action,” is…
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PENCOM EXTENDS PENSION VERIFICATION EXERCISE TO DECEMBER 31
The National Pension Commission (PenCom) has extended the deadline for the mandatory One-Time Online Verification and Enrolment Exercise for employees of treasury-funded Federal Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to December 31, 2026. PenCom announced the extension in a statement, on Tuesday September 15, saying the exercise, which began in February and was initially scheduled…
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PENCOM MOVES TO RESOLVE PENSION DISPUTE AMONG LAGOS RETIREES
The National Pension Commission (PenCom) says it is engaging the Lagos State Government and relevant stakeholders to address concerns over delays in implementing pension increases and wage awards for retirees under the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS). In a statement on Monday, PenCom acknowledged concerns raised by Lagos pensioners and assured eligible retirees that efforts were…
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LAGOS PENSIONERS BEGIN WARNING PROTEST OVER UNPAID BENEFITS
The Nigerian Union of Pensioners (NUP), Lagos State Council, has begun a warning protest in Badagry over alleged unpaid pension liabilities and other welfare concerns. The Lagos NUP Chairman, Mr Olufemi Olarewaju, represented by the chairman of the union’s Badagry zone, Mr Abdulmalik Abiodun, said the protest was aimed at drawing the state government’s attention…
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NEPA/PHCN PENSIONERS PROTEST UNPAID ARREARS, OTHER ENTITLEMENTS IN LAGOS
Some NEPA/PHCN pensioners on Friday staged a peaceful protest at Tafawa Balewa Square, Lagos, demanding payment of outstanding pension arrears, harmonisation benefits, monetisation payments and other entitlements. The protesters, under the aegis of Concerned NEPA/PHCN Pensioners, said some members who retired in 2000 had their terminal benefits calculated with an alleged 42 per cent shortfall,…
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PTAD PAYS 3.82BN NAIRA PENSION ARREARS TO OVER 30,000 RETIREES
The Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD) has disbursed N3.82 billion in pension arrears to 30,356 pensioners under the Defined Benefit Scheme (DBS). PTAD Head of Corporate Communications, Olugbenga Ajayi, said in a statement that the beneficiaries were drawn from the Parastatals Pension Department, Defunct and Transferred Agencies Pension Department, and Tertiary, Education and Health Pension…
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PenCom urges states to implement pension reforms
The National Pension Commission (PenCom) Director-General, Omolola Oloworaran, has urged states to fully implement contributory pension reforms to protect retirees and guarantee workers’ retirement benefits nationwide Oloworaran said stronger compliance with pension reforms would reduce liabilities, improve accountability, and strengthen sustainable pension administration across the country. Oloworaran spoke Thursday May7 in Abuja during a consultative…
