The Nigerian federal government has announced the commencement of N35, 000 wage award arrears to federal government workers.
The payment kick off was made public by the office of the accountant general of the federation (OAGF) in a statement issued in Abuja dated May 26, 2025, titled “FG COMMENCES PAYMENT OF WAGE AWARD ARREARS, signed by Bawa Mokwa, Director (Press and Public Relations) and made available to Westafrica BusinessNews.
The statement read, “The Federal Government has commenced payment of the N35, 000 wage award arrears to federal government workers.
The OAGF said many federal government employees have confirmed receipt of the payment, adding that others that have not yet received will do so.
The OAGF in the statement clarified that the Accountant General of the Federation, Mr Babatunde Ogunjimi never said the N35, 000 wage award was excluded from 2025 Budget as reported by some online media.
The Office said the Accountant General of the Federation didn’t brief the press on the wage award issue and assured that outstanding arrears would be paid as promised by the government.
The OAGF said the payments would be done in instalments of N35,000 for five months.
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