Federal Workers in 90 MDAs Yet to Get January Salaries

Federal civil servants in about 90 Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) have told journalists that they are yet to receive their January salaries.

The affected MDAs include the Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation (OHoCSF), the Ministry of Information and National Orientation, the Ministry of Education, the National Population Commission, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the Voice of Nigeria, among others.

In separate interviews with newsmen, the workers lamented and said their December 2023 salary delay experience ought not to have been repeated.

Others alleged that the delay in the payment of their salaries was an indication that the government is insensitive to the sufferings of the masses.

The delay in the December salary payment had been attributed to technical issues relating to upload and harmonization of the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS).

The delay in the payment of January salaries was blamed on the technical glitch on the Government Integrated Financial Management System (GIFMIS) platform by the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation (OAGF).

In Katsina State, many federal workers spoken to also said they had not been paid their salary and have not received any palliatives support from the government.

Some of the affected workers told journalists that the delay was affecting their work schedule, as they now find it difficult to go to work, especially those living in areas far from their offices