The Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation (OAGF) has explained the delay in the payment of February 2026 salaries to staff of the Federal Ministry of Steel Development and four federal agencies, attributing the development to salary shortfalls in their personnel cost allocations.
The clarification was made in a statement issued by Treasury House on Monday while responding to concerns raised by civil servants over the non-payment of February salaries in some ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs).
According to the OAGF, the delay was caused by shortfalls recorded in the personnel cost allocations of the affected organisations.
The affected ministry and agencies include the Federal Ministry of Steel Development, the Nigerian Export Promotion Council, the National Rural Electrification Agency, Kamuku National Park, and the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria.
The OAGF said it had advised the affected MDAs to liaise with the Cash Management Office of the Federal Ministry of Finance to address and resolve the salary shortfalls.
The office further explained that the delay in salary payment was limited to the affected organisations, noting that salaries for other federal government workers had already been paid.
The management also addressed concerns regarding civil servants whose salary accounts are domiciled with Standard Chartered Bank.
According to the OAGF, the affected staff were unable to access their salaries due to the bank’s policy requiring a minimum opening balance of N7 million, although the salaries had already been credited to the bank.
The office assured the affected workers that efforts were ongoing to resolve the issues promptly.
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