Federal civil servants had been given a February 17, 2025, closing date for identification verification as the federal government strikes to weed out ghost staff.
This used to be contained in a memo by means of the Administrative center of the Accountant-Basic of the Federation and sighted by means of our correspondent on Saturday.
Civil servants are anticipated to make sure their identities at the portal of the Built-in Payroll and Body of workers Knowledge Device amid the deliberate stoppage of salaries and alternative sanctions for ghost staff.
Our correspondent amassed that civil servants were in haste to generate their Taxpayers Id Quantity to satisfy the closing date.
A part of the requirement for verification is the TIN along the IPPIS quantity and wage account quantity.
The memo learn, “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 portal will likely be deployed and made out there to these workers that had been not able to finish their validation ahead of the tip of previous closing date. Seek advice from OAF website online: www.oagf.gov.ng and get entry to the portal.
“It’s hereby emphasized that every one workers involved are anticipated to conclude replace in their payroll knowledge on or ahead of 12 middle of the night of Monday, February 17, 2025. Please word that officials who fail to avail themselves of this utmost alternative might endure some aftereffects which might come with postponed 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 2024, President Bola Tinubu directed that every one civil servants drawing salaries from the Federal Govt nearest relocating in another country be made to refund the cash.
The President additionally directed that the culprits’ supervisors and segment heads be punished for assisting and abetting the fraud hour they had been in rate.