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Nigerian Government Removes Universities, Other Tertiary Institutions from IPPIS

Fadiran Ifeloluwa November 5, 2024

The Nigerian government has officially removed universities and other state-owned tertiary institutions from the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS). This significant decision was communicated by the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation (OAGF). Following

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ASUU insists on strike despite recent meeting

Fadiran Ifeloluwa June 28, 2024

Less than 24 hours after the federal government opened fresh discussions with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to prevent a potential strike in the university sector, lecturers have revived their threat to embark on a nationwide strike. Yesterday, many union chapters at federal and state colleges held campus protests and news conferences to […]

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Unfair rating of Mamman and education ministry

Angel Ojonugwa June 6, 2024

THE (Sundiata Scholar) – quest to rate ministers who are helping President Bola Tinubu to translate his policies and programmes seems to have created a problem of misunderstanding the role ministers play in government. This is because any rating of the ministries cannot be objective as the functions of the ministers are not all about […]

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Minister of Education promises implementation of IPPIS

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 24, 2024

The country’s tertiary institutions would be subject to the presidential directive on the Integrated Personnel Payroll Information System (IPPIS), according to Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman. The minister made the commitment in his Abuja office when he met with the leadership of the Committee of Provosts of Colleges of Education in Nigeria, according to

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Education sector is at risk from insecurity, laments NAPTAN

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 30, 2023

In order to raise the standard of education in the country by 2024, the National Parents Teachers Association of Nigeria has asked for cooperation between academic unions at tertiary institutions and the Federal Government. It also mentioned one of the biggest issues facing the industry, which is the insecurity that exists in some areas of […]

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Civil servants argue that ASUU’s exemption from IPPIS is unfair

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 25, 2023

The exclusion of university instructors from the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) under the auspices of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has drawn criticism from certain civil personnel. The Federal Government’s reform attempts included the creation of the IPPIS in 2006 in order to improve the preservation of personnel

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FEC Approves Removal of Public Universities and Other Tertiary Institutions from IPPIS

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 13, 2023

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has given its approval for every worker at public universities and other tertiary institutions to leave the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS). Speaking to reporters on Wednesday following President Bola Tinubu’s oversight of the FEC meeting at the State House in Abuja, Minister of Information and National