The federal government has given university lecturers a November 2020 ultimatum to comply with the directive to enlist on the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS) or be removed from the payroll.
The ultimatum was contained in a memo dated October 8, 2020 from the office of the Accountant General of the Federation (OAGF) to the vice chancellors of all federal universities.
The memo entitled: ‘STOPPAGE OF SALARIES OF UNIVERSITY STAFF THAT ARE YET TO BE ENROLLED ON IPPIS PLATFORM’ was addressed to the bursars of the universities through the committee of vice chancellors of Nigeriafederal universities.
The memo signed by the director of IPPIS in the office of the Accountant general of the Federation, Nsikak Ben, read:
“I am directed to inform you that any Staff of your Institution who has not enrolled on the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS), either as a result of Study Leave (with pay), Maternity Leave or on Medical ground, will no longer appear on the IPPIS payroll with effect from November, 2020 payroll, except such Staff presents himself/herself for the biometric data capture at the office of the Accountant-General of the Federation (OAGF), Abuja with an introduction letter/IPPIS Enrollment forms duly endorsed by the principal authorities of the Institution.
“In addition, all supporting documents should include evidence of six months’ salary bank statement.”
Urging the affected lecturers to urgently avail themselves for the biometric data capture at the OAGF, Mr Ben said that exemption may only be given where institutions provide evidence of study leave, stating the duration to justify such persons being retained on the payroll.
The face-off between the federal government and the university lecturers over the enrollment on the IPPIS platform has persisted since last year.
