Hardship threatens personal pension plan, 92% of accounts dormant
Many traders and artisans also expressed ignorance of the scheme or how it works, even as the National Pension Commission, PenCom, pledged to expand awareness
Retirees: Employers demand lifetime protection, transport cards, welfare reforms
On the debate around reinstating gratuity, he said the private sector had long moved away from the system, opting instead to strengthen pension contributions
2,800 ex-textile workers die while awaiting unpaid entitlements
The companies shut down between 2002 and 2004 without paying workers their terminal benefits, leaving more than 9,000 employees jobless and financially stranded
FG rolls out free healthcare for pensioners earning below N70,000
PenCom, has inaugurated a free healthcare initiative for retirees under the Contributory Pension Scheme, CPS, targeting pensioners earning less than N70,000 monthly
PenCom blows hot on false claims, misleading promotions
Under a new circular issued by the Commission through its Director, Surveillance Department, A. M. Saleem, PFAs will no longer be required to obtain prior approval
Pensioners in limbo as states fail to activate laws
Thousands of civil servants across Nigeria face uncertainty over their retirement benefits as most states have failed to fully implement pension reform laws
