The federal government has announced that all civil servants must complete their identity validation on the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) by February 17.
This directive, issued by the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation, sets a firm deadline for the mandatory verification process aimed at streamlining the payroll system.
Civil servants are urged to comply with the new requirement to ensure accurate personnel data and continued access to their entitlements.
“Following the Treasury Circular with Ref. No. TRY/A6&B6/2024-OAGF/CAD/026/Vol. V/910 dated 27th June, 2024 on the above subject matter and subsequent extension dated 16 August, 2024, I am directed to inform you that AGF has approved the extension of the OAF-IPPIS Payroll Validation Portal for an additional one week (10 – 17” February, 2025),” the memo reads.
“The portal will be deployed and made accessible to those employees who were unable to complete their validation before the end of the earlier deadline. Visit OAF website: www.oagf.gov.ng and access the portal.
“It is hereby emphasised that all employees concerned are expected to conclude the update of their payroll information on or before 12 midnight of Monday, February 17, 2025.
“Please note that officers who fail to avail themselves of this last opportunity may suffer some consequences which may include suspension from the payroll.
“Accounting Officers, Directors/Head of Finance & Account and Internal Audit Units of MDAs and other Arms of Government are enjoined to give this circular the widest circulation it deserves and ensure compliance.”
Recall that in June 2024, Folasade Yemi-Esan, the former head of the Civil Service of the Federation, revealed that some civil servants who had relocated abroad were still receiving salaries from the government.
Shortly after, President Bola Tinubu announced that those civil servants must repay the funds they had fraudulently received.
“The individuals involved must return the money they unlawfully collected, and their supervisors, along with department heads, should also face consequences for enabling this fraud,” Tinubu stated.
He further emphasised that the Nigerian civil service should not be a place where rules are disregarded without fear of accountability or punishment.
