The National Pension Commission (PenCom) has disclosed that the National Pension Week 2026 will run from October 26-30, 2026 under the theme: Pensions for All: Building a Secure Future Together.
Ms. Omolola Oloworaran, Director-General, National Pension Commission stated that the Week is designed to strengthen pension awareness, deepen penetration of pension and to engage Nigerians in all spheres of life. She emphasised that the Pension Week would be an annual event.
She listed the days and its activities thus:
- Day 1: Youths Engagement for early planning and literacy
- Day 2: National SME Fair for entrepreneurs and the self-employed within the informal sector of the economy
- Day 3: Senior Citizens Day-dedicated to senior citizens in the country
- Day 4: National Pension Summit designed for stakeholders in the Nigerian pension ecosystem to discuss policy and launching of Minimum Pension Guarantee.
- Day 5: Press Day to reflect on existing and prospective conversation and engagement with the media.
The PenCom boss added that the Pension Week 2026 would be livestreamed on key platforms to achieve maximum impact and value.
Oloworaran said: “The National Pension Week 2026 is a critical part of making pension part of the national conversation in Nigeria.”
Meanwhile, PenCom has launched an in-house magazine-PenCom Chronicles to chronicle the policy initiatives of the Commission and adequately document significant activities of the pension industry in Nigeria.
Mr. Ibrahim Buwai, the Head of Corporate Communications at PenCom described the publication as the Flagship Corporate Magazine of PenCom.
At the public unveiling of the magazine in Lagos, Buwai said:
“PenCom Chronicles is designed to inform and engage. It is another channel in the continuing effort of democratising pension enlightenment, making it more accessible to Nigerians. Alongside pension industry updates and expert perspectives, we will bring to our readers, human-interest features, lifestyle, profiles, interviews, retirement reflections and some unwinding content such as our crossword puzzle that you could try over coffee. PenCom Chronicles is born. A new conversation has begun.”
