ABSTRACT.
This research work tends to examine the Integrated Personnel and Payroll
Information System (IPPIS) in the Nigerian civil service. This is a program
introduced by the Federal Government supported by the World Bank as one of the
measures of Public Service Reform. Prior to the introduction of this scheme
Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) do receive their recurrent costs on
monthly basis as subvention. The above arrangement gave room for the MDA’s to
disburse money sent to them whenever and however it pleases them. This
therefore according to records led to financial misconduct in the Nigerian civil
service. The huge amount spent on recurrent expenditure, if not monitored and cut
down through appropriate government policy and reform program, Nigeria may
wake up one day to see that Government revenue is spent just in paying salaries at
the detriment of competing needs.
There is need for Nigerian Government to provide accurate and correct number of
civil servants under her care and to an extent minimize budget estimate.
The researcher tried to answer some questions on the reason why Government set
up the IPPIS scheme. The research is also poised to determining the extent to
which the Government is prepared towards actualizing of the IPPIS objectives.
The research tried to examine how safe and reliable the civil servants Personnel
records are with IPPIS program and the extent to which the program will help
Government in planning and budgeting.
