PERSONNEL PAYROLL

The main objective of this study is to examine the impact of IPPIS adoption on the payroll system in Nigerian civil service. The specific objectives are to; ascertain the number of staffs of MDA of the federal government that has enrolled in IPPIS; to ascertain the impact of IPPIS adoption on ghost workers syndrome in Nigerian civil service and to ascertain the effect of IPPIS adoption on gathering of information for personnel cost planning and budgeting in Nigerian civil service. Data were collected through primary and secondary sources. The survey data were obtained from 100 respondents using a designed questionnaire. Chi square (X2) was used to compare the frequency data and to calculate the potential risk factors. From the study we found that
559 MDAs have been enrolled on the IPPIS platform as of January 2021 which comprises 368,351 public servants. IPPIS adoption has a positive relationship with the gathering of information for personnel cost, planning and budgeting and the reduction of ghost workers syndrome in Nigeria civil service. This study concludes that IPPIS has greatly succeeded in minimizing the leakages and wastages, and as well succeeded in minimizing payroll fraud in the Nigerian Federal Civil Service, thus enhancing service delivery. It is recommended that government should embark on monthly payroll and personnel audit/review to ensure authentic and accurate data required for reliable payroll process. Payroll presentation for all civil servants should be centralized and individual staff records should be centrally and safely kept with relevant accounting packages.