The Nigerian government through the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation, OAGF, has explained the reason for the delay in the payment of February 2026 salaries to staff of the Federal Ministry of Steel Development and 4 Agencies.

In a statement by the spokesperson of OAGF, Bawa Mokwa on Monday, the delays was caused by salary shortfalls recorded in the personnel cost allocations of the affected MDAs.

The clarification was made in Abuja while responding to concerns raised by civil servants regarding the non-payment of February 2026 salaries in some organisations.

It stated that affected Ministry and Agencies include the Federal Ministry of Steel Development, Nigerian Export Promotion Council, National Rural Electrification Agency, Kamuku National Park, and the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria.

“The Office of the Accountant-General has communicated the affected MDAs to liaise with the Cash Management Office of the Federal Ministry of Finance to resolve the issue of the salary shortfalls”, the statement reads.

The OAGF further explained that the delay in salary payment for the affected organisations was strictly due to these shortfalls, confirming that salaries for other federal workers had already been paid.

Similarly, OAGF spoke on concerns relating to civil servants whose salary accounts are domiciled with Standard Chartered Bank noting the affected staff were unable to access their salaries due to the banks’ policy requiring a minimum opening balance of seven million naira (N7 million).

“However, the salaries of the affected workers had been paid to the bank. “The Office assured all affected workers that efforts are ongoing to resolve the issues promptly”, OAGF added.