Its a case of different strokes for different folks in the monthly reports for August 2025 of the unaudited report on pension funds industry portfolio for the period ended 31st August 2025 by the National Pension Commission (PenCom). It was not all growth fix for the tally of funds deployed for existing schemes, CPFAs, funds in categories I-VII, of which VII stands for retiree fund.
While the report recorded growth for all the fund categories, the tally for existing schemes and CPFAs were affixed diminution. The report stated that the previous net asset value for, existing schemes, was N3.12tr, the August figures were N3.11tr, recording a reduction of N-10.18bn. Similarly, the previous net asset value of CPFAs stood at N2.72tr, its value diminished in the month under review to N2.71tr, a drop of N-8.10bn.
However, for the rest of the different classes of funds invested under the guidelines of the various class of fund, they all recorded growth in the tally of the month investments of the the asset classes.
PenCom figures for August ending hold that the current net asset value is N25.89tr while the previous net asset value closed at N25.79tr, showcasing a growth of N97.87bn.