IPPIS verification: FG gives civil servants February 17 ultimatum

The Federal Government has issued a February 17 deadline for civil servants to complete their identity validation on the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS), warning that failure to comply could have dire consequences.

The deadline was announced in a memo from the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation.

“Following the Treasury Circular with Ref. No. TRY/A6&B6/2024-OAGF/CAD/026/Vol. V/910 dated June 27, 2024, and the subsequent extension granted on August 16, 2024, I am directed to inform you that the Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF) has approved a further extension of the OAF-IPPIS Payroll Validation Portal for an additional one week, from February 10 to February 17, 2025,” the memo read.

“The portal will be accessible to employees who were unable to complete their validation before the previous deadline. Affected employees should visit the OAF website at www.oagf.gov.ng to access the portal and complete their validation process.

“All concerned employees must update their payroll information by 12 midnight on Monday, February 17, 2025.

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“Please be advised that failure to take advantage of this final opportunity may result in consequences, including possible 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.”

In June 2024, Folasade Yemi-Esan, former head of the civil service of the federation, said some workers who relocated abroad were still on government payroll.

Days later, President Bola Tinubu said civil servants who relocated abroad but are still drawing salaries from federal coffers must refund the money.

“The culprits must be made to refund the money they have fraudulently collected. Their supervisors and department heads must also be punished for aiding and abetting the fraud under their watch,” Tinubu said.

The president emphasized that the Nigerian civil service should not be a workplace where rules are disregarded, allowing violations to occur without fear of consequences or accountability.