Starting October 26 to 30 , the National Pension Commission PenCom, is taking its broad span pension for all awareness to divergent interest groups with robust engagement not deployed before to get more Nigerians to embrace the need to protect their future.
The five day event which which was disclosed at the 2026 Media Conference in Lagos on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, by the Director-General Ms. Omolola Oloworaran, will be an annual event going forward and would in this year’s inaugural focus on youths, entrepreneurs, self employed and retirees.
Omolola said PenCom wants to bring pension home to Nigerians and mske people realise the need to have and more importantly prepare for secure future. The citizens she emphasised should understand the operation of the contributory pension scheme (CPS).
The programme will begin with youth engagement day, and bring together the pension operators, PFAs, agents to unfold the dynamics of their operations and align the youths with pension right from the first day at work. The day will also unveil the winners of the essay competition, for secondary school students, tertiary institutions and members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC).
Dat two focuses on entrepreneurs and self employed. Laced with a national SME fair, attendees will get more understanding on the benefits of pension enrollment.
Day three is for senior citizens with special devotion to their concerns and benefits. On the card for them is PenCare, the Commission’s retiree healthcae initiative, s well as minimum pension guarantee, which provides minimum level of pension protection for eligible retirees under the CPS.
Day four is a national pension summit day bringing together regulators, pension operators, employers and other stakeholders to rub minds on policy innovation, service delivery, leadership, accountability and the expansion of pension coverage.
The programme will be rounded up with press day, giving journalists the opportunity to engage the Commission on the expected outcome of the week and various takeawys from the in person and digital events that afforded more people to follow livestraming.
Holding up PenCare, which relates to senior citizens, PenCom Dg said about 30,000 low income retirees would be covered under the first phase and, it is expected to commence November 2026.
She said PenCare along with minimum pension guarantee, are aimed at strengthening the social protection component of the pension system and douses some of the challenges faced by Nigerians after retirement.
