WorldStage– The Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation (OAGF) has explained that the delay in the payment of February 2026 salaries to workers of the Federal Ministry of Steel Development and four other agencies was due to shortfalls in personnel cost allocations for the affected Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs).
In a statement on Monday, Bawo Mokwa, Director of Press and Public Relations of the OAGF, listed the affected organisations as the Federal Ministry of Steel Development, Nigerian Export Promotion Council, National Rural Electrification Agency, Kamuku National Park, and the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria.
He said, “The Office of the Accountant-General has communicated to 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 OAGF further explained that 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.
Addressing the concerns for civil servants whose accounts are domiciled with Standard Chartered Bank, “the affected staff were unable to access their salaries due to Standard Chartered Bank policy requiring a minimum opening balance of seven million naira (₦7 million). However, the salaries of the affected workers had been paid to the bank.
The Office assured all affected workers that efforts are ongoing to resolve the issues promptly.”
