They said it was sad they marked Christmas on Monday without money, a development that affected their families, especially those who had no savings.
Many of those who spoke to our correspondent lamented that they did not celebrate Christmas in line with tradition of merriments, heavy cooking, and visitations.
Findings revealed that all the workers in federal ministries, some in the Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation (OHoCSF), and others in Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF) said the development was unexpected.
It was learnt that the situation was the same with federal universities, polytechnics, colleges of education and associated federal institutions all over the country.
Sources said only workers in revenue generating agencies like NNPC, NPA, NIMASA, NCC, CBN, FIRS, among many others got their salaries for December.