It took almost half a century for NSSF to be converted from a provident to a pension fund.
NSSF and its organs need to do more to engage workers in creating greater ownership.
Workers are staring at another incremental phase of National Social Security Fund (NSSF) deductions, much to their chagrin.
At independence, the government, in trying to address the pressing needs of its citizens, identified three key issues—poverty, ignorance and disease. Establishment of a national provident fund and a health insurance fund were among the policy prescriptions outlined.
