Abuja, May 27, 2025 – The federal government is to commence the payment of the N35,000 wage award arrears.
The Office of the Accountant General of the Federation (OAGF) disclosed this on Monday.
According to a statement by Bawa Mokwa, the Spokesman for the Office, the office had received receipt for the payment.
He denied that Accountant General of the Federation, Babatunde Ogunjimi, ever said the N35,000 wage award was excluded from the N54.99 trillion 2025 budget.
“The office said the Accountant General of the Federation didn’t brief the press on the wage award and has assured that the outstanding arrears would be paid as promised by the government,” the statement said.
The Office said the disbursement would be done in installments of N35,000 for five months.
