National Pension Week 2026 View Programme
National Pension Summit · Keynote speaker unveiled

Growing and Deploying Nigeria’s Pension Fund for Accelerated National Development.

Dr. Akinwumi Adesina

Economist and development expert
8th President, African Development Bank (2015–2025)

Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, National Pension Summit keynote speaker

National Pension Week is for you

Wherever you are in your pension journey, there is a place to start.

Choose the pathway that best reflects where you are today.

Young Nigerians participating in the National Pension Week essay competition
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Young people & students

Build financial habits early and understand why planning for the future starts long before retirement.

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Business owners & the self-employed

Connect business growth, personal financial security and pension planning for different forms of work.

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Retirees & beneficiaries

Find relevant information, engagement and support around benefits, wellbeing, dignity and continued participation.

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Pension professionals & stakeholders

Join the national conversation on policy, inclusion, service, innovation, leadership and collaboration.

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Five days, one national conversation

Awareness → Inclusion → Care & Trust → Leadership & Recognition → Accountability

Each day serves a distinct audience and purpose while contributing to one connected national journey.

Programme

A week built around awareness, dialogue and participation.

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Day 01 · Awareness

Opening & Youth Engagement

An opening ceremony in Lagos, with online participation, featuring a youth conversation on early retirement planning, live quiz, audience questions and competition highlights.

Event dateMonday, 26 October 2026
FormatLagos event with online participation
LocationLagos, with online participation
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Ways to take part

Choose how you want to participate.

Attend

Join in person

Register for physical attendance at National Pension Week events in Abuja and Lagos.

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Online

Watch online

Follow livestreamed sessions, digital activities and programme updates throughout National Pension Week.

Join Online
National SME Fair

Your business today. Your financial future tomorrow.

Explore how pension planning can fit into the financial future of entrepreneurs, business owners and self-employed Nigerians.

Exhibitor pathway

Showcase your business

Review exhibitor eligibility and submit an application to exhibit at the National SME Fair.

Apply to Exhibit
Nigerian entrepreneurs and visitors at an SME exhibition
A message from the Director-General

DG’s Welcome Address.

“National Pension Week is an opportunity to bring the pension conversation closer to every Nigerian.”

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National Pension Week 2026

About the Week

Making pensions easier to understand — and more relevant to everyday life.

National Pension Week is a national programme bringing Nigerians together around pensions, retirement planning, financial literacy and long-term financial security.

About National Pension Week
Latest updates

Official National Pension Week news and media.

Published announcements and media will appear here as they become available.

Take part

Find your place in National Pension Week.

Explore the programme and choose the participation pathway that is relevant to you.