By Anwar Usman
The Office of the Accountant General of the Federation has confirmed the deactivation of the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System for Federal Tertiary Institutions.
This comes after the Federal Government’s decision to remove these institutions from the IPPIS platform.
Bawa Mokwa, the Director of Press and Public Relations at the OAGF, made this known in an interview with journalists.
Mokwa stated, “It was only natural for the IPPIS platform for FTIs to be shut down, given the Federal Government’s directive to remove these institutions from the system.”
He added that November salaries for FTIs would be processed through the Government Integrated Financial Management Information System (GIFMIS).
Institutions are expected to prepare their payrolls in Excel format and bring them to IPPIS for verification and validation.
In response to concerns about possible changes to salary account details, the OAGF clarified that it has issued no directive instructing workers to change the financial institutions linked to their IPPIS accounts.
Mokwa reiterated that workers’ welfare remains a top priority, assuring that no misleading or panic-inducing instructions would be given.
He explained that any decision to change salary accounts is entirely personal for each worker, with no mandate from the IPPIS office.
Workers with valid reasons for changing their salary accounts were advised to follow the official procedures provided by the OAGF to ensure a smooth transition without payroll disruptions.