{"id":154323,"date":"2025-03-07T21:56:16","date_gmt":"2025-03-07T20:56:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/theres-no-shortfall-nigerian-government-clarifies-workers-january-february-salaries"},"modified":"2025-03-19T10:19:03","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T09:19:03","slug":"theres-no-shortfall-nigerian-government-clarifies-workers-january-february-salaries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/theres-no-shortfall-nigerian-government-clarifies-workers-january-february-salaries","title":{"rendered":"\u2018There\u2019s no shortfall\u2019 \u2014 Nigerian government clarifies workers\u2019 January, February salaries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Nigerian government has confirmed that there were no shortfalls in salaries paid to federal civil servants in January and February 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The spokesperson for the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation, OAGF, Bawa Mokwa, made this clarification in a statement on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>This follows reports suggesting that the government had experienced salary shortfalls in recent months.<\/p>\n<p>However, Mokwa explained that workers received their regular salaries in January and February 2025 after various arrears paid between October and December 2024 had been exhausted.<\/p>\n<p>He stressed the need to clarify the purported shortfall to dispel any anxiety among workers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVarious salary arrears were paid in the last quarter of 2024, including minimum wage arrears, a 25 per cent and 35 per cent increase in salary arrears, and wage award arrears. All these arrears were paid from October to December 2024, causing salaries to increase abnormally during that period,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPayment of normal salaries resumed in January 2025 after the exhaustion of these arrears. This led some workers to believe they had been shortchanged when, in reality, they were receiving their actual salaries. A glance at the current salary table will further substantiate this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The OAGF added that, unless additional salary arrears arise in the future, the amounts paid in January and February 2025 will remain unchanged until the Federal Government reviews salaries.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the OAGF noted that some workers were overpaid in December 2024 due to a system error. The error has since been corrected, and deductions to recover the overpaid amounts are ongoing and will continue until full recovery is achieved.<\/p>\n<p>Regarding the payment of promotion arrears, the OAGF explained that this process is managed by a Standing Committee on Promotion and Salary Arrears within the Budget Office of the Federation. The committee compiles and verifies salary and promotion arrears from various ministries, departments, and agencies before forwarding them in batches to the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System, IPPIS, for payment.<\/p>\n<p>The OAGF confirmed that IPPIS has fully paid batches 1 to 6 and is awaiting further batches from the Budget Office of the Federation for processing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Nigerian government has confirmed that there were no shortfalls in salaries paid to federal civil servants in January and February 2025. The spokesperson for the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation, OAGF, Bawa Mokwa, made this clarification in a statement on Friday. 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