Tag: Federal workers

A storm is brewing across the federal civil service as frustration reaches a boiling point over the Federal Government’s continued delay in paying the ₦175,000 wage award arrears owed to workers.  The arrears, covering five months from April, remain unpaid despite multiple promises and assurances from the Government. Workers, who had initially welcomed the wage award as a palliative to cushion the rising cost of living, now feel betrayed by what they describe as the government’s “delay tactics”. Many believe the delay is deliberate and aimed at avoiding full payment…