An annuity is an income purchased from an approved life insurance company which provides monthly or quarterly income to the retiree during his/her lifetime.
The pension funds contributed to the NSITF before the commencement of the new pension scheme including the income shall remain with the NSITF for a minimum period of five years […]
There is no merger of private sector pension with that of the public sector pension since the sources of funding are not the same. However, both are now being regulated […]
No. Section 10(2) of the Pension Reform Act (PRA) 2014 exempts from tax all interests, dividends, profits, investment and other income accruable to pension funds and assets.
A Pension Fund Administrator (PFA) is a company licensed by the National Pension Commission to manage and invest the pension funds in the employee’s Retirement Savings Account (RSA).
Where an employee who has been contributing under the new pension scheme dies before his/her retirement, his retirement benefits shall be paid to his beneficiary under a will or the […]
A contributor or beneficiary under NSITF Act can only move his pension contributions under NSITF to another PFA after a period of 5 years from the date of commencement of […]
One of the main objectives of the pension reform is to ensure that every person that worked in either the public or private sector in Nigeria receives his/her retirement benefits […]
The new pension scheme will ensure that you receive your pension after retirement without any delay.
The National Pension Commission will publish a list of all licensed PFAs and make it available to the public.
The balance in the RSA will be used to procure an annuity that provides regular income to the contributor or fund a programmed withdrawal.
NSITF will only handle pension matters of existing pensioners and those exempted by the Act who have contributed to the NSITF under the supervision of the National Pension Commission.
Most of the old pension schemes were not fully funded. Therefore, upon retirement, there were no ready funds to pay the pensioners. The new pension scheme is fully funded. Money […]