84,612 artisans join micro pension scheme

No fewer than 84,612 workers have registered under the Micro Pension Plan of the National Pension Commission as of the end of September 2022. PenCom revealed in its third quarter report for 2022 on ‘Micro Pension Registration and Contribution’. “A total number of 4,193 micro pension contributors were registered during the period under review by 18 Pension Fund Administrators bringing the total number of registered participants to 84,612 as at September, 2022,” it stated. According to PenCom, in the third quarter of 2022, Stanbic IBTC Pension Managers Limited, Tangerine APT Pensions Limited and ARM Pensions Managers (PFA) Limited registered the largest number of MPCs. Punch Page 33