Accountant General of the Federation, Mr. Babatunde Ogunjimi has said that the Federal Government has commenced payment of the N35,000 wage award arrears to federal government workers.
This was contained in a statement issued by Director, Press and Public Relations, Bawa Mokwa in Abuja on Monday.
The AGF said many federal government employees have confirmed receipt of the payment, adding that others that have not yet received will do so.
The statement explained that the Accountant General of the Federation, Mr. Babatunde Ogunjimi never said the N35,000 workers wage award was excluded from the 2025 Budget as reported by some online media.
He said the Office said the Accountant General of the Federation did not brief the press on the wage award issue and assured that outstanding arrears would be paid as promised by the government.
The statement disclosed that the payments would be done in instalments of N35,000 for five months.
