adewale4jesus:

It's true minimum wage was included minus tax , pension and Union dues

Samakus:


Pension and tax was deducted. That's the only two things deducted

Humblezick:


Yes, these deductions were made.
But the truth remains that, minimum wage was not included in the salaries.
Because all of us here revived just the basic salaries. Some did not even receive up to what the use to receive.
From University of Jos.

roman1755:
From ACE, ondo, my salary on 9/3 on gifmis platform use to be 113kplus after statutory deductions. On Thursday last week, IPPIS paid me 128kplus after statutory deductions. My question is this, how come about the 15kplus addition to my February salary if the payment was made without NMW.

roman1755:
From ACE, ondo, my salary on 9/3 on gifmis platform use to be 113kplus after statutory deductions. On Thursday last week, IPPIS paid me 128kplus after statutory deductions. My question is this, how come about the 15kplus addition to my February salary if the payment was made without NMW.

roman1755:
From ACE, ondo, my salary on 9/3 on gifmis platform use to be 113kplus after statutory deductions. On Thursday last week, IPPIS paid me 128kplus after statutory deductions. My question is this, how come about the 15kplus addition to my February salary if the payment was made without NMW.

Mrgreatness:
113k for 9/3,this amount is terrible and unacceptable
you guys should b happy for IPPIS

Samakus:
*SSANU makes U-turn, joins ASUU to reject IPPIS*

The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) has withdrawn its support for the implementation of the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS), a government payment platform, for its members across the Nigerian universities.

The workers’ union, which had initially supported the initiative, said its trust in the system was betrayed by the Federal Government “as reflected in the various irregularities noticed in the payment of February salaries of its members.”

In a statement issued on Monday and signed by the union’s spokesman, Abdulsobur Salaam, SSANU noted that all peculiarities it identified before the implementation, and which the office of the accountant general of the federation and other implementing partners agreed to incorporate, were disregarded in the implementation.

The statement reads in part; “Kindly recall that we keyed into the IPPIS with an understanding that all the peculiarities in the University system, particularly pertaining to our members would be adequately addressed, especially the issues of allowances, appointments, increments, third party deductions etc. Various concerns were raised and our fears were allayed through various correspondences, meetings and practical sessions where the application was displayed and all issues brought forward were addressed. It was only after exhausting all the queries and getting satisfactory answers that our union, SSANU and its JAC counterpart NASU, decided to key into the platform in the overall interest of the system and our members.

“It is therefore shocking to us that our first real taste of the IPPIS application is totally different from what was presented. All the concerns raised by our unions were not implemented and disregarded. Apart from the breach of trust which has now manifested, our members across the universities are groaning from various anomalies witnessed in their salaries thereby forcing them into great hardships which they never bargained for when they keyed into the IPPIS. As a leadership, this is totally unacceptable! The recent development has once again shown, despite our attempts to test otherwise, that Government can never be trusted and as such, based on what we have been subjected to with the February salary, we do not blame our lecturer counterparts, ASUU, for resisting the IPPIS from the beginning.”

The union has, therefore, requested the government to stop using the new platform to pay its members, and that reversal to the old platform of the Government Integrated Financial Management Information System (GIFMIS), would be appreciated.


The union also warned against the deployment for, its members, a new model – University Transparency and Accountability Solution (UTAS) proposed by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to be integrated into the IPPIS.

“…While we place on record, the right of ASUU to reach an understanding with Government on this hybrid payment platform, we note that this can only be implemented for ASUU members as at today and if it is to be implemented across board, it must be with the consent of the other university based unions.

“Having keyed into the IPPIS project and gotten an unsavory first taste, we shall not accept any other payment platform which does not carry us along. If UTAS is a general University payment platform, we must be guaranteed that its features accommodate the peculiar needs and challenges of the non-teaching staff in the system. If this is not guaranteed, the hybrid application shall be rejected in totality by our members,” the statement added.

*Like SSANU like COEASU*

Earlier, the Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU) had condemned the irregularities observed in the February salaries of its members paid by the government, saying the deployment of the IPPIS disregarded its members’ peculiar allowances, and particularly the Peculiar Earned Academic Allowance (PEAA).

A statement signed by the union’s president, Nuhu Ogirima, said “For the avoidance of doubt, the February salary paid by the federal government did not include the peculiar allowances of the staff of the subsector, especially the Peculiar Earned Academic Allowance (PEAA).

“Also not paid are staff on sabbatical leave. In addition, deductions were effected on all staff salaries indiscriminately for the national housing fund (NHF), a voluntary scheme to which most staff did not subscribe.”

The union described the development as “a serious breach of trust and, therefore, considered the FGN betrayal not acceptable.”

COEASU has, therefore, advised the government to urgently address the challenge, warning that failure to do so could lead to disruption of academic activities across the colleges of education nationwide.

*ASUU strike*

ASUU had, last week, embarked on a two-week warning strike over similar issue. The development, which had disrupted academic activities across many campuses nationwide, had also forced many students back home.

However, the government met with the leadership of the striking union with a promise to look into its demands, especially the integration of its proposed salary payment model to the existing IPPIS.

Indications have, however, shown that failure to abide by the contents of the agreements reached with the union may lead to another round of industrial action that shut down the university system for longer time.

*We’re unaware of SSANU, COEASU complaints –OAGF*

Meanwhile the spokesperson for the Office of the Accountant General for the Federation, Henshaw Ogubike, said his office was unaware of the unions’ complaints.

Mr. Ogubike, therefore, requested that our reporter sent him the statements issued by the workers’ unions for onward transfer to the director in charge of the IPPIS.

“Most times these unions just issue statements without writing us. As I am talking to you, I am not aware of this matter but as soon as you forward to me, the director will brief us for proper response,” Mr. Ogubike said.

However, as at the time of filing this report, he was yet to give the position of the office on the matter.

eagleeye2:
@Samakus,
What will happen to people who have not been enrolled in the IPPIS platform? I am referring to the newly recruited staffs.

slenjaman:
Source please

dollext:
Payroll has been sent to individual institutions for onward preparation of payslips. I can authoritatively tell u that New Minimum wage was paid base on what we captured with during the IPPIS Reg. I noticed the basic and peculiar including the house allowance were all consolidated together and the 7.5% for both Tax and pension was derived from it. Unlike the usual way of taxing only basic. Moreso, NHF and Union level was also deducted.

dollext:
Payroll has been sent to individual institutions for onward preparation of payslips. I can authoritatively tell u that New Minimum wage was paid base on what we captured with during the IPPIS Reg. I noticed the basic and peculiar including the house allowance were all consolidated together and the 7.5% for both Tax and pension was derived from it. Unlike the usual way of taxing only basic. Moreso, NHF and Union level was also deducted.

Samakus:



You seem like a man that has firsthand information about IPPIS stuff and I actually like that kind of men.

What's the latest on minimum wage arrears? Any hope of it being paid soon?

dollext:
I worked in a bursary section of a university. No information abt arrears, am sure it will be paid directly as well

Samakus:


They should go to Abuja IPPIS Office and enrol asap. If not, na OYO

Adoroko10000:
please who is using diamond bank?

freeman500:

4 of my colleagues are and they have not received salary yet.

Adoroko10000:
nawa oo,is becoming frustrating

eagleeye2:

Please can you take one through the steps needed to enroll on IPPIS platform. By this I mean what will be required for one to take with him or her while going to Abuja…. The IPPIS office in Abuja (address).... And estimated number of days one may spend...
I may be asking a lot of questions, but I believe so many other new people are asking the same questions...
Modified:
Will the person need to inform the authorities (Bursary) before embarking on such journey?

Samakus:


Yes, inform your superiors before embarking on the journey. One of my colleague that was employed in January went there and he was paid this February salary. He spent around 1week but I didn't ask him how much he spent there. Just go prepared financially.

Of course, you should go with all the originals of your documents including appointment letter, assumption of duty, bank statement for your salary account, etc. I believe that the affected person has done all necessary documentation with your school before talking about IPPIS enrollment. Take all your documents with you. It's better to go with all and they don't need some, than go with some and you end up not coming with the ones they need.

Most importantly, inform the person that gave you work. I believe that nobody joins a federal institution without knowing somebody!


Address. IPPIS Secretariat. Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation Treasury House Ladoke Akintola Boulevard, Garki 11, Abuja, Nigeria

eagleeye2:

At bolded, lol... Some of us are a product of grace of God... Meaning we no get direct link to the Oga at the top, but God used people wey get the direct link.
Thank you so much for your time and help.

Humblezick:

Don't forget your PFA certificate PIN.
That's is Pension Fund Administrator. The certificate issued to you. The pin is very important along with other originals as earlier mentioned.

eagleeye2:

At bolded, lol... Some of us are a product of grace of God... Meaning we no get direct link to the Oga at the top, but God used people wey get the direct link.
Thank you so much for your time and help.