The Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation (OAGF) has explained that the shortfalls in the personnel cost allocations of the Federal Ministry of Steel Development and four other ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs), were responsible for the delay in the payment of the February 2026 salaries of the affected organisations.

The OAGF named the four MDAs to include the Nigerian Export Promotion Council, National Rural Electrification Agency, Kamuku National Park and the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria.

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

The OAGF, last week, announced that it had commenced the payment of February 2026 salaries to Federal Government treasury-funded workers. The office explained that the delay in the payment of the February 2026 salaries was due to a technical glitch and that it has been tackled and necessary measures have been put in place to prevent a recurrence.

A statement signed by the Director, Press and Public Relations, OAGF, Bawa Mokwa, said the affected MDAs have been directed to liaise with the Cash Management Office of the Federal Ministry of Finance to resolve the issue.

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

“Management also addressed concerns relating to civil servants whose salary accounts are domiciled with Standard Chartered Bank.

“The affected staff were unable to access their salaries due to Standard Chartered Bank policy requiring a minimum opening balance of N7 million. However, the salaries of the affected workers had been paid to the bank.” (The Guardian)