Pension Fund Assets Hit N25.8trn As 10.88m Workers Enrol

The nation’s pension fund assets rose from N25.797 trillion in July 2025 to N25.895trillion in August 2025, rising by N98 billion within the period under review, LEADERSHIP learnt.

This is even as about 10.88 million workers had joined the new pension scheme, the Contributory Pension Scheme(CPS), as of the end of August 2025.

Available data dated September 29, 2025, and sourced from the National Pension Commission(PenCom) by LEADERSHIP shows that investment in FGN Securities was N15.82 trillion in August 2025, while investment in Corporate Debt Securities was N2.23 trillion.

Money Market Instruments gulped N2.4trillion as Mutual Funds attracted N226.4 billion in August 2025.
According to the LEADERSHIP checks, investment income was instrumental to the continuous growth in the pension fund, despite the fact that some governments, mainly at the state level, are not paying their workers’ monthly pension contributions as and when due.

Similarly, the huge increase, according to the findings, was attributed to new pension contributions received, interest from fixed-income securities, and net realised gains on equities and mutual fund investments.

Meanwhile, the director general of the National Pension Commission(PenCom), Ms Omolola Oloworaran, said: “This progress demonstrates the strength of our contributory pension system, but we are not without challenges. Inflation, for instance, continues to erode the purchasing power of pensioners, and we are actively seeking innovative solutions to address this issue.”

She added that the pension industry continues to face the persistent issue of delays in the payment of accrued rights, noting that “we are working with the Federal Government to put in place a sustainable solution that ensures retirees receive their benefits promptly and without undue stress.”

Similarly, the executive secretary/CEO, Pension Fund Operators Association of Nigeria (PenOp), Oguche Aguda, while applauding the contributions of pension fund operators toward growing the assets, assured pension contributors that their funds are in safe hands, attesting to the fact that there has been no reported mismanagement of pension funds under the new scheme.