The Federal Government has commenced the payment of February 2026 salaries to treasury-funded workers.
Payments began on Monday, March 2, 2026.
The Office of the Accountant General of the Federation explained that the delay in the payment of the February 2026 salaries was due to technical hitch and it has been tackled and necessary measures have been put in place to prevent a recurrence.
In addition, the Office of the Accountant General of the federation (OAGF) has received approval and have concluded the process of payment of one month wage award arrears out of the three months outstanding.
Labour unions have been agitating over the delay in paying the wage award, saying government was unduly delaying the award promised after the removal of subsidy to cushion the effect of the pain.
After paying for the first two months, redeeming the balance of the three months became an issue for the government to pay the balance.
With one month paid, the balance of two months still remains outstanding .