{"id":120548,"date":"2025-07-11T16:36:50","date_gmt":"2025-07-11T15:36:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=120548"},"modified":"2025-07-11T16:36:50","modified_gmt":"2025-07-11T15:36:50","slug":"june-salary-fg-apologizes-says-technical-glitch-caused-delay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/june-salary-fg-apologizes-says-technical-glitch-caused-delay\/","title":{"rendered":"June Salary: FG Apologizes, Says Technical Glitch Caused Delay"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\u200eDaniel Adaji<\/div>\n<div>\u200e<\/div>\n<div>\u200eThe Federal Government has apologized to workers affected by the failure to receive their June 2025 salaries, blaming the delay on a \u201ctechnical network glitch\u201d at Zenith Bank Plc.<\/div>\n<div>\u200e<\/div>\n<div>\u200eIn a statement issued on Friday, the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation (OAGF) confirmed that some federal workers, particularly those with Zenith Bank accounts, did not receive their salaries as scheduled.<\/div>\n<div>\u200e<\/div>\n<div>\u200e&#8221;Upon investigation, it was discovered that the salary payments for employees across various Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) were affected due to a technical network glitch during the processing of salaries at the bank,&#8221; the OAGF said.<\/div>\n<div>\u200e<\/div>\n<div>\u200eThe Office acknowledged the hardship caused by the delay, noting that it was aware of widespread complaints and frustration.<\/div>\n<div>\u200e<\/div>\n<div>\u200e&#8221;We deeply regret the inconvenience this unfortunate incident has caused and wish to assure all affected employees that immediate steps have been taken to resolve the issue,&#8221; it said.<\/div>\n<div>\u200e<\/div>\n<div>\u200eAccording to the statement signed by its Director of Press and Public Relations, Bawa Mokwa, the OAGF is working closely with service providers and stakeholders to reprocess the failed payments without further delay.<\/div>\n<div>\u200e<\/div>\n<div>\u200e\u201cWe appeal to all affected staff of the Federal Public Service to remain calm and rest assured that no effort will be spared in ensuring everyone receives their rightful salaries,\u201d the statement read.<\/div>\n<div>\u200e<\/div>\n<div>\u200eHe further stressed that \u201cconcrete steps have already been taken to isolate the problem and arrangements are underway to reprocess the failed payments in the shortest possible time.\u201d<\/div>\n<div>\u200e<\/div>\n<div>\u200eThe OAGF reiterated its commitment to the welfare of federal employees and to upholding transparency and accountability in payroll operations. \u201cThe welfare of Federal Government employees remains a top priority of the Office,\u201d it said.<\/div>\n<div>\u200e<\/div>\n<div>\u200eThe Office also thanked affected employees for their patience and understanding, pledging continuous engagement with stakeholders to improve service delivery.<\/div>\n<div>\u200e<\/div>\n<div>\u200e\u201cWe remain fully committed to transparency, accountability, and efficiency in all payroll operations,\u201d the statement added.<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u200eDaniel Adaji \u200e \u200eThe Federal Government has apologized to workers affected by the failure to receive their June 2025 salaries, blaming the delay on a \u201ctechnical network glitch\u201d at Zenith&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":120549,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-120548","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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