The Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information Systems (IPPIS) and Public Service Salary Administration in Nigeria

Abstract

The study examined the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System on public service salary administration in Nigeria. The study used survey research design to sample opinions from the population of public servants that have enrolled on IPPIS. Questionnaires and key participant interviews served as the primary source of data collection while journals, textbooks, newspapers, government publication etc. were part of the secondary source. Research Advisor Table was used to determine the sample size while occupational cluster of probability and quota sampling of nonprobability sampling were adopted. The study found that IPPIS has been able to mitigate problems associated with salary payment of public servants but the irregularities that characterized the IPPIS implementation has stampeded salary administration improvement in Nigeria. The study recommends among others that: the IPPIS office should be given more autonomy from Office of Accountant General of the Federation in order to function optimally and that IPPIS consultants should redesign the software to accommodate more organizational flexibility and peculiarity.