ABUJA, NIGERIA – The Chief Executive Officer of Awabah, Tunji Andrews, says onboarding for the Personal Pension Plan (PPP) has been simplified from 25 documents to four, following innovations driven by the National Pension Commission (PenCom).

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‎Andrews spoke at the 2026 Pension Correspondents Association of Nigeria (PENCAN) conference in Abuja.

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‎He said Awabah’s core duty is to push the conversation on PPP and expand coverage to workers in the informal sector.

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‎”Prior to now, PPP required about 25 bills to be able to onboard a PPP customer. As of today, those bills have been reduced to four bills only,” he said.

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‎”Because of that innovation, we’ve been able to streamline onboarding of PPP customers.”

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‎He said Awabah now has a partnership with Moniepoint, allowing customers across the country to onboard, pay and manage their PPP directly through their individual accounts. Similar partnerships are also underway with Interswitch and other agency network partners.

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‎He said Awabah is also partnering with two new finance firms with deep grassroots reach to expand PPP onboarding.

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‎”Our goal is, while PPP is for every worker in the informal sector, to ensure that no one is left behind. We are making sure that there is equity in both communities,” he said.

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‎Andrews said Awabah launched a new initiative two weeks ago called Defender Circle, designed to mimic market associations.

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‎Under the initiative, agents will be registered in markets to onboard people, answer questions and communicate pension information directly to traders and informal workers.

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‎He said the main gap now is public education and enlightenment.

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‎”What we now do not have is the ability to make as much noise as we possibly can, and that is where deep collaboration with media companies is important,” he said.

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‎He said Awabah’s doors are open for collaboration and partnership.

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‎Andrews welcomed the launch of the Minimum Pension Guarantee, describing it as a big win.

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‎”It means that no matter where a person comes from, no matter what the person has gone through, the person is guaranteed to be comfortable,” he said.

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‎He said the guarantee can help reduce poverty in Nigeria and must be taken seriously.

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‎”I am ready to collaborate, I am ready to partner, I am ready to work with you to ensure that this is a thing that reduces the poverty level in Nigeria,” he said.