The Nigerian government has begun payment to contractors of projects domiciled with federal government ministries, departments and agencies amid outcry.
The spokesperson for the Office of the Accountant General of the federation, Bawa Mokwa, disclosed this to DAILY POST exclusively in an interview on Monday.
This comes after more than a year of non-payment to contractors handling federal government projects in MDAs.
In June 2025, Bauchi Senatorial District Senator, Abdul Ahmed Ningi raised an alarm over non-payment to federal government contractors since 2024.
More recently, the Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Monitoring and Evaluation, Obi Aguocha, had called on the Nigerian government to look into payments accrued to its contractors since last year.
When DAILY POST called the OAGF to get an update on the matter, Mokwa said the federal government and the affected contractors have reached a resolution.
He hinted that payment to federal government contractors has begun.
Mokwa said the development followed a meeting between the federal government and contractors on Wednesday, last week.
“We had a meeting with the contractors on Wednesday; resolutions were arrived at.
“Payment to contractors has begun; it will be continued,” he told DAILY POST.
