The suspension is part of the ongoing efforts to streamline the country's payroll system and eliminate ghost workers in order to transparency and efficiency in the Nigerian civil service
The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Dr. Folasade Yemi-Esan, announced the suspension in a statement on Tuesday, signed by the Director of Communication, Mohammed Ahmed.
It was reported that out of the 59,201 Civil Servants who participated fully in the verification exercise earlier in the year, 11,447 officers had discrepancies in their records.
However, Yemi-Esan ordered the verification portal to be reopened, extending an invitation for a verification exercise from 16th to 27th October for the 11,447 civil servants whose salaries were suspended to update their records online.
Out of the 11,447, only 10,761 officers participated in the physical verification exercise, and the remaining 686 did not attend.
The statement reads, “The records of 59,201 Civil Servants, who participated fully in the verification exercise and had no discrepancies in their records were forwarded to the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation for continuous payment of their salaries. However, salaries of 11,447 officers, whose records were not verified, were suspended.
“On account of the suspension, the verification portal was reopened for these officers to enable them update their records online. Thereafter, they were invited for verification exercise from 16th – 27th October, 2023.
“A total number of 10,761 officers participated in the physical verification exercise. After the verification exercise, the review of verified records was carried out, in phases, to ensure that only credible records were on the IPPIS platform.
“The names of officers with cleared records were sent to the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation immediately they were cleared as follows: i. September, 2023 - 818 officers, ii. October, 2023 - 650 officers, iii. November, 2023 -6857 officers, iv. December, 2023 - 1407 officers and v. Total number of officers cleared - 9,732 officers.
“Some of these officers have received their salaries to date, while others will be paid in the month of December with all the arrears. Files of 1,029 officers, who have discrepancies in their records are still being expected from their MDAs to enable the office to authenticate their records after which their salaries will be restored.
