The federal government has commenced payment of February 2026 salaries to treasury-funded workers and will begin clearing the outstanding three months’ wage award arrears from March.In a statement issued by the office of the accountant-general of the federation (OAGF), the government said that the payment of the February salaries began on Monday.
The OAGF attributed the delay in the salary payment to technical hitch.
“The delay in the payment of the February 2026 salaries was due to technical hitch, which has been tackled, and necessary measures have been put in place to prevent a recurrence,” it added.
The May 2024 wage award is expected to be paid together with the February salary while the June 2024 arrears will be paid after the March salary, and that of July 2024 arrears will be settled after the payment of April salary.
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