The federal government employees in Nigeria will experience delay in their payment for the month of May 2023 according to information received by The PUNCH.
Payment delays appear to be caused by the Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) not having received debit approval from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
As a result, a large number of civil officials have claimed that they have not yet received their May pay.
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) confirmed in an internal document distributed to its employees that the delay affects all employees, including those in military and paramilitary organizations.
The acting General Manager of Administration at FAAN, Oluwasola Awe noted that despite salaries being uploaded and ready for distribution, there have been “glitches from the CBN’s portal” that have delayed the payment process.
A source that spoke with the platform from the Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation confirmed the delay, suggesting that an order “freezing accounts of MDAs from above” has hindered CBN from debiting the accounts and, in turn, caused the salary delays.
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