The Federal Government has explained why some civil servants in the Federal Ministry of Steel Development and four federal agencies have not received their February 2026 salaries.
The explanation came from the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation (OAGF), which said the delay was caused by shortfalls in the personnel cost allocations of the affected ministries and agencies.
Director of Press and Public Relations at the office, Bawa Mokwa, made the clarification in a statement issued on Monday in Abuja while responding to concerns raised by civil servants over the non-payment of their February salaries.
According to Mokwa, the delay only affected a few government institutions where the funds allocated for staff salaries were not enough to cover the required payments.
He said the affected organisations include the Federal Ministry of Steel Development, Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC), National Rural Electrification Agency, Kamuku National Park and the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria.
Mokwa said the Office of the Accountant-General has already directed the affected ministries and agencies to work with the Cash Management Office of the Federal Ministry of Finance in order to resolve the funding gap and ensure that the outstanding salaries are paid.
“The delay in salary payment for the affected organisations was strictly due to the shortfalls recorded in their personnel cost allocations,” the statement said.