Some staff of federal government yet to receive November salary

The Nigerian government said staff of some federal agencies are yet to receive their salaries for November because the agencies have exhausted their budgetary allocations.

The Minister of Finance, Wale Edu, made the disclosure on Monday in Abuja.

Some agencies such as the Federal Tertiary institution, have not paid their staff November salary.

“All the agencies affected have exhausted their budgetary allocations and the system has shut them down,” he said while speaking with State House correspondents at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

Mr Wale Edu, however, said the shortfall was included in the virement recently approved by the National Assembly.

He said his Ministry “only received the advice on the virement on Monday” and that it was being loaded to the system after which the agencies will get back online on the payment portal.

Giving further reasons on why the agencies ran out of funds, Mr. Wale Edun said some of the agencies employed additional staff without updating the Finance Ministry on time.

“Agencies should tell us in time so that necessary measures will be taken,” she said.