FG Kick-Starts 2022 Budget With Riot Act On IPPIS

The Federal Government has commenced preparation of 2022 budget
focusing specifically on recurrent expenditure and
overhead.`Consequently, the Minister of Finance, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed,
has issued the “2022 Personnel Cost Budget Call Circular”, with an
explanation that lecturers must not have their names in the nominal
roll of only their primary place of employment, under the
Integrated Personnel Payroll Information System (IPPIS).

According to the circular referenced: “BD/2000/EXP/S.651” and
dated May 14, 2021, the same policy would apply to consultants in
health institutions.

It stated: “Duplication or multiple capturing of the same
consultant/lecturer in the nominal rolls of different federal
health or educational institutions will not be entertained as the
BOF (Budget Office of the Federation) will remove the names of such
consultants /lecturers from the nominal rolls of the affected
institutions other than the consultant’s/lecturer’s primary place
of employment,”

Allowances for such visiting lecturers and consultants could be
captured under the Overhead Costs.

The minister warned that no personnel cost provision would be
made in the 2022 Personnel Budget for any serving employee of the
federal government not captured in the IPPIS, except by due
authorization.

The minister also warned federal Ministries, Departments and
Agencies (MDAs) that “under no circumstance should Staff of
outsourced service providers be included in the nominal roll”.

According to the budget guideline, “inclusion of staff of
outsourced service providers will henceforth be regarded as willful
fraudulent action, and shall accordingly be reported to relevant
authorities.”

The circular further says, “MDAs should note that payment of
salaries and allowances are for legitimate staff only. Any
unauthorized payment from the Personnel Cost will attract
appropriate sanctions.”

The MDAs were directed to use only the salaries and allowances
structure approved by the Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission as
applicable to their various organizations and were asked to
validate such payrolls

They were also told that Non-Regular allowances in the payroll
should only be provided for those employees who are clearly
entitled, under their terms of service and circulars issued by the
NSIWC.

“MDAs are required top crosscheck the appropriateness of
grade-level/step of all staff on the payroll, including provision
for annual increments,” the minister directed.

She said that MDAS should not make provisions for the 2022
promotions of their since such promotions could not be predicted
with certainty, but should reflect all promotions already approved
and in effect. She said that provisions for 2022 promotions would
be made under the Public Service Wage Adjustments and the
Service-Wide Votes.

“All promotions and salaries arrears are to be referred to the
Standing Committee Chaired by the D_G Budget, for review and
payment through the IPPIS, she said.

The Federal Government has commenced preparation of 2022 budget
focusing specifically on recurrent expenditure and
overhead.`Consequently, the Minister of Finance, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed,
has issued the “2022 Personnel Cost Budget Call Circular”, with an
explanation that lecturers must not have their names in the nominal
roll of only their primary place of employment, under the
Integrated Personnel Payroll Information System (IPPIS).

According to the circular referenced: “BD/2000/EXP/S.651” and
dated May 14, 2021, the same policy would apply to consultants in
health institutions.

It stated: “Duplication or multiple capturing of the same
consultant/lecturer in the nominal rolls of different federal
health or educational institutions will not be entertained as the
BOF (Budget Office of the Federation) will remove the names of such
consultants /lecturers from the nominal rolls of the affected
institutions other than the consultant’s/lecturer’s primary place
of employment,”

Allowances for such visiting lecturers and consultants could be
captured under the Overhead Costs.

The minister warned that no personnel cost provision would be
made in the 2022 Personnel Budget for any serving employee of the
federal government not captured in the IPPIS, except by due
authorization.

The minister also warned federal Ministries, Departments and
Agencies (MDAs) that “under no circumstance should Staff of
outsourced service providers be included in the nominal roll”.

According to the budget guideline, “inclusion of staff of
outsourced service providers will henceforth be regarded as willful
fraudulent action, and shall accordingly be reported to relevant
authorities.”

The circular further says, “MDAs should note that payment of
salaries and allowances are for legitimate staff only. Any
unauthorized payment from the Personnel Cost will attract
appropriate sanctions.”

The MDAs were directed to use only the salaries and allowances
structure approved by the Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission as
applicable to their various organizations and were asked to
validate such payrolls

They were also told that Non-Regular allowances in the payroll
should only be provided for those employees who are clearly
entitled, under their terms of service and circulars issued by the
NSIWC.

“MDAs are required top crosscheck the appropriateness of
grade-level/step of all staff on the payroll, including provision
for annual increments,” the minister directed.

She said that MDAS should not make provisions for the 2022
promotions of their since such promotions could not be predicted
with certainty, but should reflect all promotions already approved
and in effect. She said that provisions for 2022 promotions would
be made under the Public Service Wage Adjustments and the
Service-Wide Votes.

“All promotions and salaries arrears are to be referred to the
Standing Committee Chaired by the D_G Budget, for review and
payment through the IPPIS, she said.