The Federal Government has moved to resolve the salary delays affecting federal civil servants in 12 government ministries, departments, and agencies (MDAs), with payments scheduled to resume today. The delay was linked to budgetary constraints following the recent minimum wage adjustment and the unexpected inclusion of the 40% CONPSS Peculiar Allowance, which was not factored into the 2024 budget.
A circular from the Director of Finance at the Voice of Nigeria (VON) confirmed that salaries would be affected due to the personnel budget exhaustion, requiring additional funds from the Service Wide Vote to cover expenses from October to December 2024. This announcement caused concern among employees in affected MDAs.
Bawa Mokwa, Director of Press at the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation, assured that the issue has been resolved, with salary payments to resume immediately for all impacted departments. He emphasized that the delays would not extend until year-end and that the affected MDAs would begin seeing payments from today.
“Yes, there was a delay, but it has been resolved, and civil servants will receive their salaries soon,” Mokwa stated, addressing concerns of prolonged salary disruptions.
