Nigeria can independently marshal domestic pensions, rather than global debt, for national development, unlocking sustainable growth by leveraging the country’s risk-managed long-term funds.

If Nigerian pension fund administrators use recent pension reforms to invest differentially for different age and risk profiles groups, Nigerians can channel more of their pension fund investments into potentially higher-earning domestic infrastructure investment. This will provide individual Nigerians under the age of 49 the opportunity to earn more during their younger, more risk-resilient, years.

This new legislation also presents a Nigerian pension fund administrators a golden opportunity to actively leverage the country’s large pool of pension fund assets to address the Nigeria’s infrastructure backlog.

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