The Office of the Accountant General of the Federation has assured that the October salaries of federal workers would not be delayed due to an ongoing upgrade of the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS).
The Accountant-general gave the assurance in a statement signed and released by the Director of press in the office, Bawa Mokwa, on Wednesday.
According to the OAGF, the upgrade was part of a planned consolidation of existing payroll systems and would not disrupt salary payments for the month.
The statement read, “The Office of the Accountant General of the Federation has refuted recent reports circulating on social media claiming that a software upgrade within the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System will result in a delay of October salaries.”
For clarification, the OAGF explained that IPPIS previously operated three payroll platforms.
The Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System was introduced in 2007 as part of public service reforms aimed at curbing ghost workers and improving transparency in the Federal Government’s payroll.
The platform, managed by the OAGF, has since undergone several upgrades to improve accuracy and integration with other government financial systems.
In recent years, the IPPIS has faced intermittent technical challenges and resistance from some unions, particularly within the university system, but it remains the Federal Government’s central payroll platform for civil servants.
In 2024, one of the platforms was successfully migrated to the “SoftSuite” application, leaving the system with two active platforms: EBS and SoftSuite. Due to the suboptimal performance of the EBS platform, the Federal Government has decided to consolidate all payroll activities under the SoftSuite application.
The OAGF emphasised that the integration of all payroll processes into a single platform has been carefully managed, and while minor issues may arise during the transition, all observed errors and omissions are being addressed promptly.
The management does not anticipate any significant disruptions.
“This is not a new development, but a continuation of an earlier initiative to enhance efficiency and accuracy. For the avoidance of doubt, the migration currently being implemented is a continuation of an earlier effort to enhance efficiency and accuracy in payroll processing,” Bawa added.
According to him, the EBS platform had shown “suboptimal performance,” prompting the Federal Government to consolidate all payroll operations under the SoftSuite system.
“This process has been carefully managed. While minor issues may arise during the transition, all observed errors and omissions are being addressed promptly,” the OAGF added.
The office assured federal workers and stakeholders that there would be no disruption in the payment of October salaries, urging staff to disregard “misleading reports” circulating online.
“The Office of the Accountant General of the Federation assures all federal workers and stakeholders that October salaries remain intact and will be paid as scheduled.
“Treasury and IPPIS staff are advised to disregard the misleading reports, which did not originate from the OAGF.
“For accurate and verified information, the public is encouraged to rely solely on official communications from the OAGF,” the statement added.
