By FRANCIS IBEH
The Federal Executive Council (FEC), presided over by President Bola Tinubu has approved the exit of workers in all public universities and other tertiary institutions from the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS).
Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, made the disclosure while briefing State House Correspondents about the outcome of the meeting.
The federal government had in October said the introduction of IPPIS, led to about 70,000 ghost workers being eliminated from the payroll.
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) had in 2020, gone on a eight-month strike due to disputes with the Federal Government regarding the payment platform opted for the University Transparency Account System (UTAS).
The IPPIS was introduced by the federal government in October 2006 as part of its reform initiatives to effectively store personnel records and promote transparency and accountability.
