Concerns as Tinubu’s Govt Suspends Salaries of Dozens of Workers, Gives Reason
- The salaries of at least 686 civil servants who failed to show up for verification following discrepancies in the IPPIS remain suspended
- Legit.ng reports that this is according to the office of the head of the civil service of the federation
- The move is part of ongoing efforts to streamline Nigeria’s payroll system and eliminate ghost workers
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FCT, Abuja - The federal government of Nigeria, under the authority of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has suspended the salaries of 686 civil servants.
Legit.ng reports that those affected were said to have unverified records on the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS).
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Payments: FG directs reopening of verification portal
Folasade Yemi-Esan, the head of civil service of the federation, disclosed this on Wednesday, December 13, via a statement by Mohammed Ahmed, the director of communication for her office.
The statement partly reads:
“The records of 59,201 civil servants, who participated fully in the verification exercise and had no discrepancies in their records were forwarded to the Office of the accountant general of the Federation for continuous payment of their salaries."
However, Yemi-Esan ordered for the verification portal to be reopened and invitation was reportedly extended to the affected workers.
This move was to enable them to update their records online, Leadership newspaper reported.
This Day newspaper noted that Nigerian authorities said some of the officials had received their salaries to date, while others would be paid all their arrears this month (December).
FEC approves universities' removal from IPPIS
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that the federal executive council (FEC) excluded universities, polytechnics, colleges of education, and other tertiary institutions from the IPPIS.
The IPPIS is a payroll policy. It is responsible for processing and payment of salaries to over One million (1,139,633) federal government employees across the 696 ministries, departments, and agencies (MDAs).
FG stalls November salaries of 2,000 workers
Legit.ng also reported that the salaries of more than 2,000 civil servants employed in various federal government ministries, departments, and agencies were withheld.
The delay was attributed to discrepancies discovered during the recent verification exercise conducted by the office of the head of the civil service of the federation.
IPPIS causing lecturers shortage - ASUU
In another related news by Legit.ng, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) attributed the shortage of academic staff to the increasing departure of lecturers from Nigeria and concerns related to the IPPIS.
Various ASUU branches shared insights into the extent of the issue.
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