ABUJA, Nigeria —The Director General of the National Pension Commission (PenCom), Ms Omolola Oloworaran, and other pension industry leaders will attend the 2026 Pension Correspondents Association of Nigeria (PenCAN) Conference in Abuja.

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‎Others expected include the Chief Executive Officer of the Pension Fund Operators Association of Nigeria (PenOp), Anthonia Ifeanyi-Okoro, and the Executive Secretary of the Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD), Ms Tolulope Odunaiya.

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‎The conference is scheduled for November 11, 2026.

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‎It is themed “The Role of Pension Regulator, Operators in Actualising $1trn Economy Target.”

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‎It will bring together policymakers, regulators, investors, development partners, industry experts and government officials to discuss how the pension industry can help grow the nation’s economy.

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‎The event comes at a time when the Federal Government is pursuing reforms to improve pension benefits and deepen pension coverage across the country.

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‎Discussions will include the growth of pension assets from ₦20.79 trillion in July 2024 to ₦31.8 trillion in August 2026.

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‎They will also cover the President’s approval of the first-ever exit benefit for retirees of Federal Government treasury-funded Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), and the target of three million additional funded active accounts within the next year.

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‎Other issues are the President’s launch of PenCare and the Minimum Pension Guarantee, a call on the private sector to join the Federal Government and the industry in funding the Pension Protection Fund, and a call on the industry to deliver competitive real returns above inflation.

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‎The annual event is organised by PenCAN, an association of reporters and editors covering the pension industry in Nigeria.