The Office of the Accountant General of the Federation (OAGF) has notified the Vice Chancellors of Nigerian universities that staff not enrolled on the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS) by November 2020 would no longer appear on its payroll.
The OAGF wrote the vice chancellors through the Committee of Vice Chancellors of Nigerian Federal Universities.
The letter dated October 8, 2020 and titled “Stoppage of salaries of university staff that are yet to be enrolled on IPPIS platform,” was signed by the Director of IPPIS, Dr. Nsikak Ben
The OAGF’s letter to the VCs is in compliance with the directive of President Muhammadu Buhari during the presentation of the 2021 Budget to the National Assembly on Thursday.
The president had directed that payment of salaries to university staff not on IPPIS should be stopped.
In the letter, the Treasury Office said any member of staff not enrolled on the 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.
The letter reads, “I am directed to inform you that any Staff of your Institution who has not enrolled on the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System, 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, 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.
“In view of the above, kindly inform your staff in this category to urgently avail themselves for the biometric data capture at the OAGF.
“However, 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 Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has however stated that Buhari’s directive did not apply to its members as they were not civil servants.
The union had threatened to mobilize its members for a nationwide strike if the Federal Government stopped the salaries of lecturers for resisting enrollment on the IPPIS platform.
Some of the university staff have enrolled on the IPPIS platform.
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