The Federal Government has explained the delay in the payment of February 2026 salaries for some civil servants, attributing it to funding shortfalls in personnel cost allocations for a few ministries and federal agencies.
The clarification came from the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation (OAGF), which said the delay affected institutions including the Federal Ministry of Steel Development, Nigerian Export Promotion Council, National Rural Electrification Agency, Kamuku National Park, and the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria.
Director of Press and Public Relations at the OAGF, Bawa Mokwa, explained in a statement on Monday in Abuja that insufficient personnel cost allocations during the February salary processing cycle created temporary funding gaps.
“The delay in salary payment for the affected organisations was strictly due to the shortfalls recorded in their personnel cost allocations,” the statement said.
The office also addressed issues faced by employees whose salaries are domiciled with Standard Chartered Bank, noting that some could not access their funds due to the bank’s minimum opening balance requirement of seven million naira.
“The salaries of the affected staff have already been paid to the bank, but workers could not access the funds because of the bank’s policy. Efforts are ongoing with relevant institutions to resolve the challenges and clear outstanding payments,” the statement added.
