The Federal Government has issued a final two-week ultimatum to civil servants who are yet to complete their personnel verification and skills assessment, warning that failure to comply will lead to salary suspension from March 2026 and possible termination of appointments.
The directive follows an audit ordered by Bola Tinubu during the 2025 maiden International Civil Service Week, aimed at ensuring that only properly verified and competent officers remain on the federal payroll.
According to the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, the ongoing Personnel Audit and Skills Gap Assessment (PASGA) is designed to plug payroll leakages, identify unverified personnel, and strengthen workforce planning across ministries, departments and agencies.
Despite the exercise commencing in 2025, officials noted that a number of officers have yet to complete one or both components of the process.
In a memo announcing the final phase, Head of Service Didi Walson-Jack approved a last “mop-up” window for affected officers to regularise their status.
The physical verification exercise will run from Monday, February 16 to Friday, February 27, 2026, at two designated centres in Abuja — Atiku Hall (Block A, first floor) and Afolabi Hall (Block D, first floor) within the Office of the Head of the Civil Service complex.
The memo stressed that PASGA will be conclusively closed after this period, with no further extensions.
Officials clarified that completion of the exercise requires participation in both the physical personnel audit and the online skills gap assessment.
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Civil servants who have not completed the online component were directed to do so before the February 27 deadline.
Any officer who fails to meet the requirements within the approved window will be classified as non-compliant.
“In line with government policy on payroll integrity and fiscal accountability, salaries of officers who remain non-compliant at the close of the mop-up window shall be stopped with effect from March 2026,” the statement said, adding that affected staff would also face administrative procedures that could lead to termination under the Public Service Rules.
The move is part of broader efforts to address longstanding payroll irregularities in the Federal Civil Service, including cases where employees relocate abroad for extended periods without approval while continuing to draw government salaries.
Successive administrations have described such practices as a drain on public funds and a major obstacle to effective workforce management.
The government says the latest verification drive is intended to restore discipline to the system and ensure that only duly verified officers with the right competencies retain their positions.