More than 100 public and private sector organisations have confirmed their participation in the 2026 National Pre-Retirement Summit (NPS 2026), scheduled to hold on September 24 and 25 at the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Centre, Abuja.
The two-day summit, convened by XEM Consultants Ltd., is themed “Own Your Retirement: From Planning to Action” and is expected to bring together between 600 and 800 senior professionals physically, alongside more than 2,000 virtual participants.
According to the organisers, the growing level of institutional participation reflects increasing attention to the challenges and opportunities associated with retirement planning for professionals in Nigeria.
Chairman of the Summit’s Organising Committee, Dr. Maurice Nnamdi Mbaeri, said the participation of more than 100 organisations from both the public and private sectors showed that the country was beginning to take the retirement transition of its senior professional workforce more seriously.
The summit is endorsed by the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF), Bureau of Public Service Reforms (BPSR), National Pension Commission (PenCom), Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC).
The Chairman of the Board of the National Pension Commission is expected to attend as Special Guest of Honour, while Dr. Mbaeri serves as Chairman of the 2026 NPS Organising Committee.
The programme will feature discussions on pension policy, reforms and workers’ welfare, as well as expert sessions on health and preventive wellness, financial management and safe investment portfolios, entrepreneurship and business models, and digital skills and opportunities for professionals approaching retirement.
Participants will also have opportunities for structured networking during the summit, and virtual training and job opportunities.
Confirmed partners include Galaxy Backbone, which will focus on empowering digital skills for retiring professionals; the Bureau of Public Service Reforms on inclusive policy advocacy; African Independent Television as media partner; the Nigeria Labour Congress on workers’ welfare; AIICO Capital on safe investment portfolios for professionals ; De Sadel Consortium and Medigace Mobile Care Services providing post-retirement work and income opportunities for retired and retiring professionals; while Trustfund Pensions as pension sector partner of the summit.
The wider group of participating organisations includes pension fund administrators, banks, insurance companies, HMOs, asset managers, real estate firms, fintech companies, professional bodies, as well as federal and state institutions.
Registration for the summit is open at a fee of N249,099 per delegate, while institutional nominations, exhibition and partnership enquiries are also being accepted by the organisers.
For more information and registration, visit: www.xemgroup.net/nps or call 09049202020 / 08036782293
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