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FG Workers Face Gloomy Christmas Over Delayed Dec Salaries by ogododo(op): 3:55pm On Dec 25, 2024
Civil servants under the employment of the Federal Government are facing a low-key Christmas celebrations following the delay in payment of their December 2024 salaries.

The PUNCH also learnt that federal workers suffered delayed salaries in November 2024.

Findings by our correspondents revealed that most federal workers received their November 2024 salaries during the second week of December.

Multiple sources within the civil service told The PUNCH that the fault came from the office of the Accountant General of the Federation while other sources others noted that the delay was as a result of migration to a new payment platform.

Speaking on the delayed salaries, our correspondent, who visited the Federal Secretariat on Tuesday morning, met with a few civil servants who expressed their grievances over the matter.

A civil servant, who spoke under the condition of anonymity out of regard for civil service rules, said, “To be very honest, I am not traveling for the holidays this year because I don’t have the money. Our November salaries came very late and by the time we were paid, a lot of us were already in debt. We felt things would be different this December but the reverse is the case.”

Another civil servant, who also spoke under the condition of anonymity, said, “There is nothing shocking about this new development because our November salaries came late. Some of us prepared ahead, even though it is not enough. The cost of food items have gone up, clothes for my children and all. Payment of the December salaries at the moment will really go a long way.”

An Assistant Director in one of the MDAs outside Abuja, said, “This delay in salary payment is getting too much. It is Christmas and yet some of us can’t even buy meat talk less getting chicken for our family members. The government needs to consider our welfare.”

However, the Federal Government has explained the reasons behind recent delays in salary payments to civil servants, attributing the issue to shortfalls in allocations to some ministries and agencies.

Speaking with The PUNCH on Tuesday, the Director of Press and Public Relations at the Office of the Accountant-General, Mr Bawa Mokwa, confirmed that payments commenced on Monday and that measures had been taken to address the discrepancies.

“They have started paying since yesterday,” Mokwa stated.

He further acknowledged the delays experienced last month, saying, “Last month, you will observe that some people didn’t get their salaries on time. Some ministries were having shortfall. Yesterday, they paid all, and even the ones that had shortfall, they ensured that they were augmented and paid. So, it now depends on the banks.”

Explaining the root of the problem, Mokwa noted that the implementation of the new minimum wage had affected the salary allocations for some ministries.

“When they started paying the new minimum wage, the money assigned for salaries to these ministries was affected by the minimum wage. So, that led to shortfall for the ministries. That is what the government has addressed and augmented for all ministries to ensure that the salary was paid yesterday,” he explained.


The Accountant-General of the Federation, Dr Oluwatoyin Madein, also confirmed during an earlier event that the salaries had been paid.

However, Mokwa added that the timing of the funds reflecting in employees’ accounts would depend on individual banks.


“It varies from bank to bank on how it will drop, but they have been paid,” he said.

In July 2024, President Bola Tinubu approved an increase in the minimum wage for Nigerian workers from N30,000 to N70,000.

Earlier in January this year, the National Assembly reduced the allocation for minimum wage and salary-related payments for Ministries, Departments, and Agencies by 45 per cent in the approved 2024 budget.

President Bola Tinubu initially proposed a budget of N1tn for Public Service Wage Adjustment for MDAS (including Arrears of Promotion and Salary Increases and Payment of Severance benefits and Minimum Wage Related Adjustments).

However, the approved budget by the National Assembly and signed by the president was a significant reduction to N550bn for the same fiscal item, indicating a decrease of N450bn from the proposed amount.

Following the approval of a new minimum wage, the Federal Government said that the N3tn recurrent component of the N6.2tn supplementary budget presented to the National Assembly would largely be used to address the new national minimum wage.

In the proposed 2025 budget, the Federal Government allocated N845.28bn to address minimum wage-related adjustments following the recent increase of the minimum wage to N70,000.

The allocation is part of the Service-Wide Vote detailed in the 2025 budget, which was presented by President Bola Tinubu to the National Assembly.

The PUNCH earlier reported that the Federal Government indicated that its spending on personnel costs would increase by at least 60 per cent in 2025.

It said this is due to the implementation of the new national minimum wage and consequential adjustments for all cadres of the federal civil service.

According to the 2025-2027 Medium Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy Paper, about N4.1tn was budgeted as personnel expenditure in the 2024 budget; hence, a 60 per cent increase means an additional N2.46tn and a total sum of N6.56tn.

The PUNCH also reported that the Federal Government plans to spend N8.52tn (inclusive of government enterprises) on personnel and pension costs for federal workers next year.


An analysis of the 2025 Appropriation Bill showed that this amount is an increase of N3.17tn or 59.16 per cent from the 2024 provision of N5.35tn.

The document also showed that government expenses on the payment of salaries alone would reach N7.54tn, marking an increase of N2.75tn from N4.79tn paid to federal workers in 2024.

The personnel and pension costs of N8.52tn and the debt service cost of N16.33tn make up a total sum of N24.85tn, gulping 53.98 per cent out of the total N46.02tn 2025 budget.

It was also observed that the government would spend more on debt servicing than it would spend on paying the salaries and pensions of its workers.
https://punchng.com/fg-workers-face-gloomy-christmas-over-delayed-dec-salaries/

Re: FG Workers Face Gloomy Christmas Over Delayed Dec Salaries by Toosure70: 4:33pm On Dec 25, 2024
But is rubbish now.
Re: FG Workers Face Gloomy Christmas Over Delayed Dec Salaries by ogododo(op): 6:10pm On Dec 25, 2024
Nawa Nlfpmod.FG and sapa.
Re: FG Workers Face Gloomy Christmas Over Delayed Dec Salaries by bennybuhari: 8:49pm On Dec 25, 2024
I thought that black warthog, Reuben Abati was hailing the failure for a lovely media chat. Let the workers eat the media chat this December nah grin grin grin

Re: FG Workers Face Gloomy Christmas Over Delayed Dec Salaries by CaptainFM1: 8:49pm On Dec 25, 2024
December don finish?
Re: FG Workers Face Gloomy Christmas Over Delayed Dec Salaries by DeltaBachelor(m): 8:50pm On Dec 25, 2024
Chai
Re: FG Workers Face Gloomy Christmas Over Delayed Dec Salaries by Jeboy(m):
If this is true then it is unacceptable as it will make civil service more corrupt.
Re: FG Workers Face Gloomy Christmas Over Delayed Dec Salaries by Eriokanmi: 8:51pm On Dec 25, 2024
They'd say it's fake news as usual. Meanwhile, tinubu came into town in a commando style with over 60 suvs a few days back after throwing millions of civil servants into hunger by not paying their December salary to enable them enjoy their holiday. What a leader indeed.
Re: FG Workers Face Gloomy Christmas Over Delayed Dec Salaries by WesleyPepper: 8:51pm On Dec 25, 2024
Stale news
They’ve started paying December salary since Monday nah
Re: FG Workers Face Gloomy Christmas Over Delayed Dec Salaries by Nicepoker(m): 8:51pm On Dec 25, 2024
Na so e de start grin.
Re: FG Workers Face Gloomy Christmas Over Delayed Dec Salaries by YorubaBiafran: 8:52pm On Dec 25, 2024
Hmm...
Re: FG Workers Face Gloomy Christmas Over Delayed Dec Salaries by GlobalWay: 8:53pm On Dec 25, 2024
Nicepoker:
Na so e de start grin.
Double Salary for December should be.
Learn from what happens before it becomes too late:
https://www.nairaland.com/8301332/solved-murder-case-currently-making
Re: FG Workers Face Gloomy Christmas Over Delayed Dec Salaries by IrepChrist: 8:54pm On Dec 25, 2024
Too bad they should have planned for them ahead.
Re: FG Workers Face Gloomy Christmas Over Delayed Dec Salaries by AOB1: 8:54pm On Dec 25, 2024
Very unserious government
Re: FG Workers Face Gloomy Christmas Over Delayed Dec Salaries by Softmirror: 8:54pm On Dec 25, 2024
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Re: FG Workers Face Gloomy Christmas Over Delayed Dec Salaries by virginboy1(m): 8:55pm On Dec 25, 2024
Na wa ooo,

People are not yelling, "2025 is my year" grin, instead they are preparing to embrace the hardship with thicker skin

Tpain!!!!
Re: FG Workers Face Gloomy Christmas Over Delayed Dec Salaries by Kelklein(m):
But they just took November salary couple of weeks ago, some as late as last week

Nothing gloomy about the Christmas.. just some sensational news heading..

If they can still complain about an unpaid salary even before the month end, what do they want millions of people without means of salary to do.

Make we dey take am easy abeg.
Re: FG Workers Face Gloomy Christmas Over Delayed Dec Salaries by Eriokanmi: 8:57pm On Dec 25, 2024
CaptainFM1:
December don finish?
What's the need when you can't buy things to celebrate Christmas, when the workers don't have alternatives? Christmas is over already. You're more than wicked with this statement. Even the Muslims need their salary to enjoy the holiday season. May God forgive you.

At times when you don't have anything meaningful to say, it's better to keep quiet
Re: FG Workers Face Gloomy Christmas Over Delayed Dec Salaries by Nukilia: 8:57pm On Dec 25, 2024
Nobody should complain. grin
Re: FG Workers Face Gloomy Christmas Over Delayed Dec Salaries by tiswell(m): 8:57pm On Dec 25, 2024
Fantastically corrupt leaders
Re: FG Workers Face Gloomy Christmas Over Delayed Dec Salaries by adedayoa2(f): 8:58pm On Dec 25, 2024
Not only Federal Civil servants, I got my salary few days back.
Re: FG Workers Face Gloomy Christmas Over Delayed Dec Salaries by theophorus(m): 8:58pm On Dec 25, 2024
Na who go do Giveaway of #3M for me I dey find now.

Make FG helep dem save the money for January cos the month dey long small.
We don do Christmas already.
Re: FG Workers Face Gloomy Christmas Over Delayed Dec Salaries by Westman001: 8:59pm On Dec 25, 2024
They can use their salary for new year if they don't get it before 25th.

Where're still in December I don't think there should be too much worry .

Odun kekere ni Keresimesi. Odun nla nbo.
Re: FG Workers Face Gloomy Christmas Over Delayed Dec Salaries by Yampotatocarrot(m): 9:02pm On Dec 25, 2024
Kelklein:
But they just took November salary couple of weeks ago, some as late as last week

Nothing gloomy about the Christmas.. just some sensational news heading..

If they can still complain about an unpaid salary even before the month end, what do they want millions with means of salary to do.

Make we dey take am easy abeg.
Exactly same thing I thought... Their November salary just came in last week, now, this week December salary, with bonuses and largesse from their individual ministries

If civil servants dey complain here, you go think say their case worse... Sorry to say, I don't take civil servants complaints about salary serious, except you're a civil servant in a state like Imo state
Re: FG Workers Face Gloomy Christmas Over Delayed Dec Salaries by uuzba(m): 9:02pm On Dec 25, 2024
But if the government doesn't pay at all, what will you do?
Carry cane and beat government?
What is your plan?
If you don't have any plan, government will just continue to
delay payments and mess up. You can't do anything!
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Work the work, or leave the job.
All the whole states in Nigeria are producing nothing.
Re: FG Workers Face Gloomy Christmas Over Delayed Dec Salaries by ogolemati: 9:06pm On Dec 25, 2024
grin grin grin grin grin grin grin grin grin grin they should endure na abi they didn't hear when starboy said na who endure pass go enjoy the Reformation process. Beside Lagos landlord is back every road leads to his house
Re: FG Workers Face Gloomy Christmas Over Delayed Dec Salaries by Skyehigher1: 9:10pm On Dec 25, 2024
What a shame
Re: FG Workers Face Gloomy Christmas Over Delayed Dec Salaries by stano2(m): 9:11pm On Dec 25, 2024
What a country
Re: FG Workers Face Gloomy Christmas Over Delayed Dec Salaries by TOPCRUISE(m): 9:12pm On Dec 25, 2024
Emilokan they shouted and sang.
So therefore they must accept that it’s their turn to collect what they sung about because the Emilokan they sang has happened to them this Christmas.
Re: FG Workers Face Gloomy Christmas Over Delayed Dec Salaries by ufotunang: 9:14pm On Dec 25, 2024
Federal government It's not just to brag and boast that you have increased workers salaries..a new minimum wage...the problem is that can you pay them the new minimum wage and pay at the right time and regularly ?..this is always the problem
Re: FG Workers Face Gloomy Christmas Over Delayed Dec Salaries by AcadaWriter0: 9:14pm On Dec 25, 2024
I thought that Reuben Abati was praising the failure for an interesting media discussion. Let the workers enjoy the media discussion this December.
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