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PenCom, NURTW to enroll 9m transport workers in pension scheme

Vanguard News

June 17, 2026

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Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief ABUJA—The National Pension Commission (PenCom), has commenced discussions with the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), on a partnership aimed at bringing an estimated nine million transport workers into the Personal Pension Plan (PPP), under the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS). The proposed collaboration was unveiled during a courtesy visit [] The post PenCom, NURTW to enroll 9m transport workers in pension scheme appeared first on Vanguard News.

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