PenCom DG, Aisha Dahir- Umar

The National Pension Commission (PenCom), said it has registered a total of 84000 contributors into the Micro Pension Scheme (MPP) as at September 2022. It added that the scheme witnessed a spike in the number of would be participants between October and November 2022. Micro Pensions Department at PenCom, Dauda Ahmed, and Head, South West Zonal Office, Dr. Tunde Alayande at the just concluded 2022 Lagos International Trade Fair organised by the Lagos Chamber of Commerce(LCCI) said the commission was impressed at the rate Nigerians were embracing pension plan. Ahmed addressing newsmen at the commission’s stand at the trade fair attributed this to media hype given to the Micro pension scheme in recent times by the media. He said due to PenCom’s determination to see that Nigerians understand the value of pension, the commission has been collaborating with the media to educate Nigerians on the benefits of pension contribution to their lives. He said the commission’s awareness campaign for the Micro pension was targeted at artisans, entrepreneurs and participants in the informal sector.
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