FEC Okays Public Varsities, Other Higher Institutions’ Exit from IPPIS 

Deji Elumoye in Abuja 

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the exit of workers in all public universities and other tertiary institutions from the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS).

Addressing newsmen on Wednesday at the end of the FEC meeting presided over by President Bola Tinubu at the State House, Abuja, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, said universities and other tertiary institutions in the country have been authorized to discontinue their use of IPPIS. 

According to him, “Today, the universities and other tertiary institutions have gotten a very big relief from the integrated personnel payroll and information system. You will recall that the university authorities and others have been clamouring for the exemption of the universities and other tertiary institutions from this system. 

“Today, council has graciously approved that. What that means is that going forward, the universities and other tertiary institutions, the polytechnics and colleges of education will be taken off the IPPIS. 

“What that means in simple language is that the university authorities and other tertiary institutions will now be paying their own personnel from their own end instead of relying on the IPPIS.”

The IPPIS had been a bone of contention between university lecturers under the aegis of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the past administration of President Muhammadu Buhari.

In 2020, ASUU, which went on an eight-month strike due to disputes with the Federal Government regarding the payment platform opted for the University Transparency Account System (UTAS).

The IPPIS was introduced by the Federal Government in October 2006 as part of its reform initiatives to effectively store personnel records and promote transparency and accountability.

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