PenCom Extends Deadline For Online Verification Enrollment Exercise To 31st December, 2021

BY NKECHI NAECHE-ESEZOBOR--The National Pension Commission (PenCom) on Friday extended the 29th October, 2021 online enrollment exercise to 31st December, 2021.The National Pension Commission had developed an online application that automated the Annual Pre-Retirement Verification and Enrolment Exercise for retirees/prospective retirees of Treasury funded Federal Government MDAs. The online enrolment application went live on 1 st September, 2021 and Retirees and prospective Retirees were given a deadline of 29th October, 2021 to conclude the enrolment process.
The commission said this is to enable all eligible persons complete the enrolment process.Persons Eligible to Participate in the 2021 Online Enrolment : The following categories of Employees of Federal Government Treasury-Funded MDAs are eligible to participate in the 2021 online Verification and Enrolment Exercise:i) Employees who retired from January to October 2021;ii) Employees who are due to retire from November to December 2021; and iii) Retirees that missed the previous enrolment exercises from 2007 to 2019.Self-Assisted RegistrationThe affected retirees/prospective retirees are required to visit PenCom’s website www.pencom.gov.ng to initiate the online enrolment process by registering and capturing their employment details as well as uploading scanned copies of the required documents before proceeding to their respective Pension Fund Administrator (PFA) for the physical verification and enrolment. Pension Desk Officer (PDO)/PFA-Assisted Registration: Retirees/prospective retirees who are unable to complete the online registration could approach the PDOs