Nigeria, June 20 -- From this November, the National Pension Commission (PenCom) is taking it hard on institutions that default on paying their pensions, thanks to finally blacklisting such firms by November 30.

This announcement confirms PenCom's resolve to crack down on strict compliance with the 2014 Pension Reform Act and ensure the future of Nigerian employees.

She told the second quarter media parley organised in Lagos that the commission had since embraced a zero-tolerance policy for default and delay in paying pension remittances. She made it clear in absolute terms that compliance would no longer be tolerated anywhere in the public or private sector.

"From now on, we are embarking on a drive of might around compliance," Olowor...