THE MANAGEMENT OF PENSION SCHEME IN NIGERIA (PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS)
ABSTRACT
This research work is on the topic, “The Management of Pension Scheme in Nigeria (Problems and Prospects).
The work is divided into five chapters; chapter one deals with the introduction, statement of the problems, objectives of study, significance of the study, research questions, scope and limitations and definition of terms.
Chapter two covers literature review, historical development and so on. Chapter three covers research methodology which includes sources of data, population of study, instruments used and validity of data, population of study, instruments used and validity of the instruments.
Chapter four deals with the summary of findings and discussion of findings. Chapter five deals with the conclusion and the recommendation after going through the whole research work.
CHAPTER ONE
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1
CHAPTER TWO
2.1. Review of Related Literature 12
2.2 Historical development of pension scheme
in Nigeria 12
by Joint Tax Board 14
Benefit Scheme 21
in Nigeria 22
in Nigeria 26
CHAPTER THREE
and Analysis 35
3.9 Data Presentation and Analysis 36
CHAPTER FOUR
CHAPTER FIVE
Bibliography 45
Questionnaire 46
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Many Nigerians today hardly understand what pension scheme is all about. Though some employers have established occupational pension scheme while other have not a predicated the value of pension scheme.
Those that have not appreciated the value of pension scheme should be encourage ed to do so immediately while the efforts of the progressive employers that provide adequately for the needy should be emulated. While introducing this subject matter of this project, it is necessary that a brief definition of pension be given. Pension is defined as a series of regular payments by an employer or the government to former employee who has reached his normal working life.
This pension payment is due when an employee attains the age of 65 years for all government establishment or at the point of disability or death.
According to the law of diminishing return, a stage is reached when the employees output is below the employers input on him. At such a stage it becomes absolutely necessary for the employee to stop working as his efforts are more or less being wasted from the employers point of view. Such an employee security is provided during retirement since there is pension scheme arrangement.
Apart from basic importance of providing pension, there are others and they include the purpose of pension scheme which make individual have a sense of belonging, strengthens, and create foundation for industrial peace. Thus, any pension scheme which provides for periodic payment to retired employees with the facility of extending the benefits to eligible survivors of usually acceptable to workers.
Now that the policy of setting up pension scheme in any part of the country whether private administered (trust) or insured scheme has been established, the problems which the researcher wants to work on is the management of pension scheme in Nigeria.
The problems encountered by retired civil servants because of the use of term in funding method, the effect of inflation in pension fund and many other problems have been taken care by the pension reform Act 2004.
1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
The following are problems formulated for the study of the research work.
1.3 THE OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY
The objective of this research work includes:
1.4 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
This study will be of benefits to the following:
This study will be useful for students academic purpose and it will serve as a database for students academic carrying and future research in the related topic in future.
PENSION MANAGERS
The study will be of immense relevant to pension managers, administrators and customers of pension fund.
STAKEHOLDERS
The study will educate and as well serve as a means of creating more awareness on the importance/benefit of pension scheme.
RESEARCHERS
This study will provide some useful information to researchers and will give the basis for validating or disapproving the findings of the research work.
NATION AT LARGE
The study will offer the pension management the ways and means through which inflation can be efficiently tackled.
1.5 RESEARCH QUESTIONS
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