FG to begin payment of wage award arrears to civil servants

The Federal Government has announced plans to pay the outstanding five months of N35,000 wage award arrears owed to federal workers.

In a statement issued in Abuja, the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation (OAGF) revealed that the government had previously paid the wage awards in instalments but still owed workers for five months.

The OAGF clarified that the arrears would now be settled at a rate of N35,000 per month over a five-month period.

“The wage award arrears would not be paid with the April 2025 salary; it will come immediately after the salary is paid”, the OAGF said.

The Office reiterated the Federal Government’s resolve to fully implement all policies and agreements regarding staff remuneration and welfare to enhance productivity and efficiency.

The payment is coming barely a week after Federal Workers Forum (FWF) demanded immediate payment of outstanding five months wage award arrears for all federal workers.

FWF made the demand in a statement on the commence of an indefinite protest nationwide to press home their demands for justice.

In the statement signed by the FWF national coordinator, Comrade Andrew Emelieze and FWF secretary general, Comrade Itoro Obong, the protest followed the expiration of its earlier 21- day ultimatum to the federal government to attend to its plights.

FWF in the statement stated that unfortunately, the government has been adamant.

“We have however commenced the indefinite protest and day 1 has shown to be peaceful and successful as federal workers across the federation joined the protest nationwide occupying the different federal government secretariat across the federation despite heavy deployment of security operatives.

“It is an indefinite protest and we shall continue until the FG meet up with our demands.”