The Nigerian government has begun the payment of February salaries to federal civil servants. According to Bawa Mokwa, the spokesperson for the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation, the disbursement process started on Thursday, and civil servants can expect to start receiving their alerts later in the day.
Mokwa confirmed that the February salaries will be paid without any shortfalls, addressing concerns that arose from the January salary payments. He clarified that the so-called “shortfalls” in January were due to the completion of payments for the new minimum wage and other arrears from September 2024. These arrears had inflated the salaries of civil servants, but with those payments now cleared, the salaries have returned to their standard monthly amounts.
The Joint Public Service Negotiating Council (JPSNC) previously explained that the January discrepancies were the result of a system error in the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS).
Additionally, it was noted that in July 2024, President Tinubu signed the N70,000 new minimum wage bill into law.
