Africa (Commonwealth Union) _ The Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation (OAGF) has clarified that there are no shortfalls in salaries paid to federal workers for January and February 2025.
In a statement issued on Friday in Abuja, Bawa Mokwa, Director of Press and Public Relations at OAGF, explained that salaries received in these months reflect normal payments, following the exhaustion of various arrears paid between October and December 2024.
Mokwa emphasized the need for this clarification to ease concerns among federal workers regarding alleged salary shortfalls. He detailed that in the last quarter of 2024, workers received multiple arrears, including:
- Minimum wage arrears
- 25%/35% salary increase arrears
- Wage award arrears
These additional payments temporarily inflated salaries during that period. However, as of January 2025, regular salaries resumed, leading to perceptions of shortfalls.
“What was paid in January and February 2025 shall continue to be the standard salary until the Federal Government decides to review salaries again,” Mokwa stated.
He also acknowledged instances of overpayments in December 2024 due to a system error. The OAGF has since corrected this issue and initiated deductions to recover the excess amounts from affected employees.
Mokwa clarified that a standing committee within the Budget Office of the Federation (BOF) manages the payment of promotion arrears. The BOF compiles and vets arrears from various ministries, departments, and agencies (MDAs) before forwarding them in batches to the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS) for disbursement.
“IPPIS has fully paid batches 1–6 and is awaiting additional batches from the BOF for further processing,” he added.
Reaffirming the OAGF’s commitment to efficiently managing the IPPIS, Mokwa advised any worker with salary-related concerns to follow the formal complaint resolution process to ensure prompt redress.
