The National Pension Commission and the Nigeria Labour Congress, Lagos State Council, will begin the enforcement of compliance on pension defaulters under the Contributory Pension Scheme from June 1.
The Chairperson of the NLC Lagos State Council, Funmi Sesi, disclosed this after an interactive session organised by PenCom in Lagos on Tuesday 19 May 2026.
The session focused on the workings of the Contributory Pension Scheme and sensitised labour leaders on pension compliance obligations under the Pension Reform Act. Sesi condemned the continued failure of some government agencies and private employers to remit deducted pension contributions to Pension Fund Administrators.
“It is unacceptable that despite monthly deductions from workers’ salaries, some employers deliberately fail to remit the funds,” she said.
She warned that the practice endangered the future of workers and undermined their economic security after retirement, saying, “The non-remittance of pension contributions constitutes a gross violation of labour laws and abuse of workers’ trust.”
