Federal Government Pays Second Tranche Of Wage Award Arrears Of N35,000

By Samuel Solomon

The Federal Government led by President Bola Tinubu has paid the second tranche of the outstanding ₦35,000 wage award arrears to federal workers.

The Office of the Accountant General of the Federation (OAGF) disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday by Bawa Mokwa, Director of Press and Public Relations, in Abuja.

According to the OAGF, the Federal Government had earlier paid one month out of the initial five months of outstanding arrears. With the payment of the second tranche, three tranches remain to fully clear the wage award arrears.

The OAGF stated that, contrary to insinuations in some quarters, the Federal Government has not reneged on the payment of the wage award arrears. It emphasised that the government will continue to pay the wage award in monthly instalments of ₦35,000 until the arrears are fully settled.