Chuks Udo Okonta
Pension Fund Administrators (PFAs) have continued to lead in
retirement benefits business with 106,421 retirees settling for Programmed Withdrawal
and 15,976 opting for Annuity which is managed by insurers.
A report by theNational Pension Commission (PenCom) stated
that the total number of retirees on programmed withdrawal increased by 3,340
from 103,081 as at the end of the fourth quarter of 2014 to close at 106,421 as
at the end of the first quarter, 2015, an increase of 3.24 per cent.
PenCom stated that it received a total of 1,914 applications
for retirement under the life annuity plan in the quarter, adding that all the
requests were approved, which brought the total number of retirees on annuity to 15,976 retirees.
The commission noted that a total premium of N79.18 billion
was approved for payment to insurance companies on behalf of the 15,976 retirees
in return for monthly payments amounting to N790.10 million.
PenCom noted that the sectoral breakdown of the total number
of retirees shows that while the public sector accounted for 1,322 retirees (38.43
per cent) the private sector accounted for 2,118 retirees (61.57 per cent) in
the first quarter of 2015.
The commission said the monthly lump-sum withdrawals on
programmed withdrawal in the first quarter of 2015 was N2.55 billion, which cumulatively
amounted to N257.43 billion from inception to the end of the period under
review.
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