The Federal Government has launched the Human Resource (HR) Modules of the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS), introducing a fully digital platform designed to automate staff postings, promotions, leave applications and other personnel management processes across the Federal Civil Service.
The new platform is expected to eliminate manual human resource procedures, improve transparency and enhance efficiency in personnel administration across ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs).
Speaking at the official IPPIS Go-Live Ceremony in Abuja on Monday, the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs Didi Esther Walson-Jack, described the initiative as a major milestone in the government’s efforts to modernise the public service in line with President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda.
According to her, the digital platform will manage the entire employee lifecycle, including biometric enrolment, onboarding, payroll administration, employee mobility, promotions, leave management, reporting and data analytics for the 508 MDAs currently enrolled on the IPPIS.
She stressed that the system marks a shift from manual personnel management to an integrated digital framework aimed at improving accountability and service delivery.
“We are not just unveiling a digital platform; we are institutionalising a better way of managing our most important resource our people,” Walson-Jack said.
She also announced the end of manual influence over staff postings, stating that deployment decisions would now be handled electronically.
“Post me here, post me there. I want a juicy posting no more. It is now digitalised,” she said.
“No more lobbying for posting.”
The Head of Service explained that integrating all personnel functions into a single digital platform would eliminate duplication, improve the accuracy of employee records, reduce delays and strengthen transparency through automated approvals, standardised workflows and reliable audit trails.
She noted that the Employee Self-Service module would allow civil servants to securely access and update their personal records, reducing paperwork and administrative bottlenecks.
“This is the true value of digital transformation simpler processes, faster services, better information and greater accountability. Technology must make the work of civil servants easier while strengthening government’s capacity to serve Nigerians,” she said.
Walson-Jack further revealed that the migration from the Oracle Electronic Business Suite to the new platform followed extensive testing and technical evaluations. She added that the software was developed entirely by Nigerian professionals.
“Significantly, this solution was built by Nigerians for Nigerians,” she said, describing the project as a practical demonstration of the Nigeria First policy.
She urged all ministries, departments and agencies to fully embrace the platform, warning that technological reforms would only succeed if users abandoned outdated bureaucratic practices.
“We cannot adopt new technology while retaining inefficient processes. The platform must not become an electronic version of old bureaucracy. Processes must be simplified, responsibilities clearly defined and unnecessary delays eliminated,” she said.
Also speaking at the event, the Accountant-General of the Federation, Mr Shamseldeen Ogunjimi, disclosed that IPPIS, which began in 2007 with just seven pilot MDAs, now manages more than 1,008,800 employee records across 508 MDAs.
He described the rollout of the HR modules as the next phase of Nigeria’s public service reform programme.
“The introduction of the HR modules represents a natural progression of this reform journey from payroll administration to comprehensive digital human capital development,” Ogunjimi said.
He added that integrating payroll and human resource management would improve workforce planning, strengthen fiscal discipline and promote transparency in public financial management.
Chairman of the Federal Civil Service Commission, Prof. Tunji Olaopa, also commended the initiative, describing IPPIS as one of Nigeria’s most successful public sector reforms.
According to him, the platform has significantly reduced the incidence of ghost workers while centralising personnel records, laying the foundation for a more efficient and accountable Federal Civil Service.
