FG Suspends Salaries Of 331 Civil Servants For Not Updating Records On IPPIS Platform

The Federal Government has suspended the salaries of 331 federal
civil servants for their failure to carry out the online records
update of the HR Module of Integrated Personnel and Payroll
Information System (IPPIS) and participate in the physical
verification exercise.

Recall that the federal government, had in March set up a
committee on enrolment of newly recruited civil servants on the
Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System, IPPIS, to
checkmate employment irregularities perpetrated by officers in
Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs).

According to a statement by Director, Press and Public
Relations, Abdulaganiyu Aminu, the suspension was contained in a
circular ref: HCSF/CSO/HRM/T/41 issued on 9th June, 2021 and signed
on behalf of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Dr
Folasade Yemi-Esan by the Permanent Secretary, Career Management
Office, Mahmuda Mamman and addressed to all Permanent

Secretaries, Accountant General of the Federation, and the
Auditor-General of the Federation.

Mamman said despite all the various circulars issued requesting
employees of MDAs to carry out an online records update on the HR
Module of IPPIS verification portal, some employees in the
core-MDAs failed to comply with the directives. As a result of
this, they could also not participate in the physical verification
exercise that was carried out between June 2018 and December 2020
as their records were not found on the verification portal.

It would be recalled that the HR Module of IPPIS records update
exercise was initiated to rid the service of ghost workers, cut
down on government expenditure and ensure credible personnel
records.

The present exercise is said to be the first phase as more names
would be published in subsequent phases.

The circular further enjoined concerned officers to report to
the Office of the Director, (IPPIS-SW) in the Office of the Head of
Civil Service of the Federation for further
information/clarification.

The Federal Government has suspended the salaries of 331 federal
civil servants for their failure to carry out the online records
update of the HR Module of Integrated Personnel and Payroll
Information System (IPPIS) and participate in the physical
verification exercise.

Recall that the federal government, had in March set up a
committee on enrolment of newly recruited civil servants on the
Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System, IPPIS, to
checkmate employment irregularities perpetrated by officers in
Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs).

According to a statement by Director, Press and Public
Relations, Abdulaganiyu Aminu, the suspension was contained in a
circular ref: HCSF/CSO/HRM/T/41 issued on 9th June, 2021 and signed
on behalf of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Dr
Folasade Yemi-Esan by the Permanent Secretary, Career Management
Office, Mahmuda Mamman and addressed to all Permanent

Secretaries, Accountant General of the Federation, and the
Auditor-General of the Federation.

Mamman said despite all the various circulars issued requesting
employees of MDAs to carry out an online records update on the HR
Module of IPPIS verification portal, some employees in the
core-MDAs failed to comply with the directives. As a result of
this, they could also not participate in the physical verification
exercise that was carried out between June 2018 and December 2020
as their records were not found on the verification portal.

It would be recalled that the HR Module of IPPIS records update
exercise was initiated to rid the service of ghost workers, cut
down on government expenditure and ensure credible personnel
records.

The present exercise is said to be the first phase as more names
would be published in subsequent phases.

The circular further enjoined concerned officers to report to
the Office of the Director, (IPPIS-SW) in the Office of the Head of
Civil Service of the Federation for further
information/clarification.