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Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

WHO IS COVERED BY THE NEW PENSION SCHEME?

The new pension scheme covers all employees in the public service of the Federation, the Federal Capital Territory and the private sector of the economy.


HOW DOES MOVEMENT FROM ONE EMPLOYMENT TO ANOTHER AFFECT PENSION?

Movement from one employment to another does not affect pension under the new scheme. The reform has removed the bottleneck associated with transfer of service from one organisation or sector […]


DOES THE PENSION REFORM ACT REFLECT THE APPLICATION OF THE PRINCIPLES OF TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY?

Yes. The new pension scheme entrenches the principles of transparency and accountability as reflected in the reporting requirement of the PFAs and PFCs to both the contributor and the National […]


WILL THE PFA CHARGE FEES FOR THEIR SERVICES?

The PFA will charge fees for the services being rendered on the RSA subject to such guidelines as may be issued by the National Pension Commission from time to time.


WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO EXISTING PENSIONERS IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR?

In the public service, Pension Departments have been created to carry out the functions of the relevant pension boards or offices in the public service of the Federation and Federal […]


WHO IS EXEMPTED FROM THE NEW PENSION SCHEME?

The existing pensioners, employees who have 3 years or less to retire and the categories of persons covered by the provisions of section 291 of the Constitution of Federal Republic […]


HOW WILL THE NEW PENSION SCHEME HELP THE ECONOMY?

There will be a huge pool of long-term funds available for investments, which will lead to national economic development.


HOW WILL THE MONEY CONTRIBUTED BE MANAGED?

The total contributions will be paid out by the employer directly to a Pension Fund Custodian and will be managed and invested by the Pension Fund Administrator (PFA) of the […]


WHY ESTABLISH NEW COMPANIES TO BE LICENCED AS PFAs AND PFCs?

In order to ensure the safety of pension funds and to avoid mixing pension business and other businesses, it is desirable that the operators deal with pension funds only. This […]


WHERE AN EMPLOYEE THAT HAS MORE THAN 3 YEARS TORETIRE DECIDES TO RETIRE NOW, HOW WILL HIS BENEFIT BEHANDLED?

An actuarial valuation of his/her accrued retirement benefits will be made and the amount plus his contributions to date will consist of his/her retirement benefits in his/her RSA which can […]


DOES AN EMPLOYEE WHO HAS 3 YEARS AND 1 MONTH TO RETIRE COME UNDER THE OLD SCHEME OR THE NEW SCHEME?

Any employee with more than 3 years to retire comes under the new pension scheme.


HOW CAN I KNOW WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH MY MONEY?

Pension Fund Administrators (PFAs) will issue regular statements of accounts and profit from investments to the employees.


HOW IS THE NEW SCHEME TO BE REGULATED?

The National Pension Commission is empowered by the Pension Reform Act 2004 to supervise and regulate new pension scheme.


WHAT IS PROGRAMMED WITHDRAWAL?

A programmed withdrawal is a method by which the employee collects his retirement benefits in periodic sums spread throughout the length of an estimated life span.


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