By Munachimso Obienyi
The National Pension Commission (PenCom), yesterday revealed that over 84,000 Nigerians have enrolled in the ongoing Micro Pension plan.
This was even as the Commission reiterated that it will continue to embark on massive awareness to ensure more Nigerians key into the initiative.
The Head, Micro Pensions Department at PenCom, Dauda Ahmed, disclosed this to newsmen at the ongoing Lagos International Trade Fair organised by the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Ahmed noted that the commission has had interactions with would-be-participants and educated the participants on the importance and benefits of the micro pensions plan while adding that the new pension scheme is an initiative of the commission’s five-year strategic plan which aims to achieve an inclusive and expanded coverage of the pension industry with an aim to ensure that informal sector participants have an opportunity to save for their retirement.
He revealed that over 84,000 Nigerians registered for the initiative, adding that there has been a huge spike in enrollments in the last two months.
