Federal civil servants to receive N35,000 wage award arrears by mid-August. The Director of Cash Management, Christiana Osho, added that reconciliation of the outstanding wage award had been completed and that eligible workers would receive the funds as soon as the release was finalised. Federal civil servants will see payment of the remaining N35,000 wage award arrears begin by mid-August. President Tinubu approved the N35,000 monthly provisional wage award in October 2023 as a short-term cushion following the removal of the petrol subsidy. Nigerian governor clears N3.6bn salary backlogPreviously, Legit.ng reported that Governor Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu-Lagos state government, has paid N3.67 billion in salary arrears to workers in tertiary institutions.