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Pension Implementation: Lagos, Kaduna, Edo, four others fully compliant, says PenCom
The National Pension Commission (PenCom) says only seven states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) are fully implementing the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) and the Contributory Defined Benefits Scheme (CDBS).
PenCom disclosed this in its first-quarter report on pension implementation, based on an update from its States Operations Department.
The report showed that Lagos, Kaduna, Edo, Osun, Ekiti, Ondo and Jigawa states, alongside the FCT, had fully implemented the CPS/CDBS.
It also showed that 13 states were at various stages of partial implementation of the schemes.
The states are Abia, Anambra, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Benue, Delta, Kano, Katsina, Kogi, Niger, Ogun, Oyo and Rivers.
According to the report, 10 states have pension laws that are currently inactive.
It said six states — Ebonyi, Enugu, Imo, Nasarawa, Sokoto and Taraba — had inactive CPS laws, while Adamawa, Gombe, Kebbi and Zamfara had inactive CDBS laws.
The commission further reported that six states were still at the bill stage in their efforts to implement the CPS.
They are Akwa Ibom, Borno, Cross River, Kwara, Plateau and Yobe.
PenCom said 18 states and the FCT had established dedicated Pension Bureaux to administer the scheme.
The commission’s update covers all 36 states of the federation and the FCT.
The CPS, introduced by the Pension Reform Act 2004 and retained under the Pension Reform Act 2014, is designed to ensure regular pension contributions by employers and employees towards retirement benefits.
PenCom has continued to encourage states to adopt and effectively implement the CPS to ensure sustainable pension arrangements for their workers.
(NAN)
As events officially begin this weekend at the 2026 Youth Summer Olympic Games in Dakar, Senegal, Team Nigeria will count on athletics captain, Rosemary Chigozie Nwankwo to lead the country’s quest for medals.
Sports247 reports that it’s yet another epochal outing for the blistering precocious sprinter, who shot to prominence at the 2024 National Youth Games and, though still a secondary student, already has immense experience as an international athlete.
Her fast-paced surge has taken her from the World U20 Athletics Championship to the 2026 Commonwealth Games and now the Youth Olympics, where she is one of Nigeria’s 19 athletes carrying the country’s banner across six sports at the competition that begins on Saturday and ends on November 13th.
All eyes will be on the student at Nigerian Tulip International College, Abuja and member of N-Youth Sports Academy in the country’s contingent of 12 female and seven male athletes, who will compete in athletics, swimming, table tennis, beach volleyball, boxing and road cycling at the fourth edition of the Games.
Before heading out to Dakar on Thursday, National Sports Commission (NSC) organised a 21-day preparation camp for the athletes in Abuja from October 9th to 29th and handed them over to Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) at the start of this week for their formal presentation at Dakar 2026.
A press statement by the NSC disclosed, “The preparation programme featured medical screening, anti-doping education, technical and tactical training, kit fitting, travel documentation and final confirmation of participation requirements.
“Athletics accounts for Nigeria’s largest representation, with nine athletes comprising five females and four males. The team features Treasure Omosiwe, Rosemary Nwankwo, Rita Chisom Ezeh, Faith Ezechukwu, Praise Ugoh, Gift Bright, Gift Oghenerunor, Obanla Ehuwa and Godswill Nkemakolam.
“Rosemary Nwankwo, one of Nigeria’s promising young track athletes, has been appointed captain of the athletics team, while Matthew Kuti will lead the Nigerian table tennis contingent alongside Favour Ojo in the singles and mixed doubles events.
“Nigeria’s swimming team comprises Akinsanmi Omolola, Kristabel Chisa Oldeide, Aidan Dumuje-Abili and Kashope Obatoyinbo, with two female and two male representatives. In beach volleyball, Pamela Bawa and Joy Lawrence will form Nigeria’s women’s team.
“Shukurat Mayowa will represent the country in the women’s 48kg boxing category, while Ringnan Danjuma completes the contingent in road cycling, where she will compete in the women’s road race and individual time trial.”
Sports247 further gathered that Nigeria’s participation will begin on Saturday with table tennis and beach volleyball competitions, while swimming is billed to commence on Sunday, with boxing scheduled for November 7th to 12th.
Attention will be on Nwankwo and Kuti, as they lead their respective teams in a competition that offers Nigeria’s next generation of athletes an opportunity to make their mark, as Africa welcomes the Olympic movement for the first time anywhere in the continent.
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