The Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation has attributed the delay in the payment of February 2026 salaries for staff of the Federal Ministry of Steel Development and four federal agencies to shortfalls in personnel cost allocations.
This disclosure was contained in a statement by the Director of Press and Public Relations at the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation, Bawa Mokwa, issued on Monday, noting that the affected organisations experienced funding gaps in their salary budgets for the month.
According to the office, the delay affected the Federal Ministry of Steel Development, the Nigerian Export Promotion Council, the National Rural Electrification Agency, Kamuku National Park and the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria.
“The delay was caused by salary shortfalls recorded in the personnel cost allocations of the affected MDAs,” the statement read.
The OAGF said the clarification was issued in response to concerns raised by civil servants over the non-payment of February 2026 salaries in some federal organisations.
It explained that the affected ministries, departments and agencies had been advised to engage with the Cash Management Office of the Federal Ministry of Finance to resolve the shortfalls responsible for the delay.
“The Office of the Accountant-General has communicated with the affected MDAs to liaise with the Cash Management Office of the Federal Ministry of Finance to resolve the issue of the salary shortfalls,” the statement added.
The office stressed that the delay was limited to the listed organisations and confirmed that salaries for other federal workers had already been paid.
“The delay in salary payment for the affected organisations was strictly due to these shortfalls, confirming that salaries for other federal workers had already been paid,” the statement noted.
The OAGF also addressed complaints from civil servants whose salary accounts are domiciled with Standard Chartered Bank, stating that the workers were unable to access their salaries due to a bank policy requiring a minimum opening balance of N7m.
According to the office, although the salaries had been paid into the bank, the affected workers could not access the funds because of the account requirement.
“Civil servants whose salary accounts are domiciled with Standard Chartered Bank were unable to access their salaries due to the bank’s policy requiring a minimum opening balance of seven million naira. However, the salaries of the affected workers had been paid to the bank,” the statement said.
The OAGF assured workers affected by the delays that efforts were ongoing to resolve the issues and ensure that the outstanding salaries are paid promptly.
In the proposed 2026 Federal Government budget, personnel costs for ministries, departments and agencies are projected at about N8.36tn, with additional allocations for pensions and gratuities pushing total staff-related spending higher.
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