THE National Pension Commission (PenCom) has announced that online verification and enrolment exercise for 2021 retirees and prospective retirees of federal government treasury-funded Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) will commence on Wednesday, September 1, 2021.
PenCom in a statement on its website said it has developed an online application which automates the Annual Pre-retirement Verification and Enrolment Exercise for retirees and prospective retirees of federal government’s treasury-funded MDAs.
According to PenCom, those eligible for the scheduled exercise include employees of federal government’s treasury-funded MDAs who retired between January and August 2021 and those who are due to retire from September 2021 as well as those who missed the enrolment exercises in previous years.
The full statement reads:
NOTICE OF COMMENCEMENT OF ONLINE VERIFICATION AND ENROLMENT EXERCISE FOR 2021 RETIREES/PROSPECTIVE RETIREES OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TREASURY-FUNDED MINISTRIES, DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES (MDAS)
Introducing the Online Enrolment Exercise
The National Pension Commission (PenCom) has developed an online application which automates the Annual Pre-Retirement Verification and Enrolment Exercise for retirees/ prospective retirees of Treasury-funded Federal Government MDAs. Accordingly, the online Enrolment Application would go live on 1st September, 2021.
1. Who is eligible for the 2021 Verification and Enrolment exercise?
The following groups of people are eligible for the Online Verification and Enrolment Exercise from 1st September, 2021.
i. Employees of Federal Government treasury-funded MDAs who retired between January and August 2021
ii. Employees of Federal Government treasury-funded MDAs who are due to retire from September 2021
iii. Employees of Federal Government treasury-funded MDAs who missed the enrolment exercises in previous years
2. Options for Enrolment
The two enrolment options are as follows:
i. Self-Assisted
Retirees/prospective retirees for the year 2021 are required to visit PenCom’s website www.pencom.gov.ng to initiate the online enrolment process. This is done by registering and capturing their employment details as well as uploading scanned copies of the required documents before proceeding to their respective Pension Fund Administrator (PFA) for physical verification and enrolment.
The step by step procedure for the Online Enrolment would be hosted on the PenCom website.
ii. Pension Desk Officer (PDO)/PFA-Assisted
Retirees/prospective retirees who are unable to complete the online registration for any reason could approach the PDO of their respective MDAs or visit their [sic] for assistance.
Please note that Verification and Enrolment by all concerned must be completed with their respective PFAs by 29th October 2021.
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MANAGEMENT
