Federal civil servants in 12 government ministries, departments, and agencies have encountered delays in receiving their salaries in October 2024.

The delay is attributed to the exhaustion of the budget for personnel costs by the agencies, a situation prompted by the recent approval of the new minimum wage.

The delay was caused by the payment of the 40 per cent CONPSS Peculiar Allowance which was not initially included in the 2024 budget.

Salaries for the months of October to December 2024 will be augmented from the Service Wide Vote, hence a slight delay in the payment of salaries.

The Director of Press at the Office of the Accountant – General of the Federation (OAGF), Bawa Mokwa, said the issue in question had an impact on not more than 12 MDAs, though he did not provide the specific names of entities involved.

As at Tuesday 5 November 2024 even staff in the office of the Accountant General were yet to receive salary.

A similar problem occurred in October 2020. The then Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Dr. Folasade Yemi – Esan in a statement issued on Monday, 2nd of November, 2020 explained that the delay is due to the fact that the year’s budget was passed before the conclusion of negotiation on the new Minimum Wage and its consequential adjustment.

The October 2024 issue too will however be resolved soon and salaries paid.