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FG pays second N35,000 wage arrears to workers

The Federal Government has paid the second tranche of the outstanding N35,000 wage award arrears to federal workers in the country.

The Office of the Accountant General of the Federation (OAGF) made this known in a statement issued by spokesman, Bawa Mokwa, on Saturday, August 9, 2025.

The OAGF said the federal government had earlier paid one month out of the initial five months outstanding arrears, adding that with the payment of the second tranche, there remains three tranches to exhaust the wage award arrears.

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The OAGF said contrary to insinuations in some quarters, the federal government has not reneged on payment of the wage award arrears.

It stressed that the federal government will continue to pay the wage award in installments of N35,000 per month until the outstanding arrears is exhausted.

The Star

Segun Ojo

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