The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has demanded a speedy separation of the university system from the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS) as approved last December.
This was one of the outcomes of the council’s meeting on Wednesday at the State House, Abuja.
The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed this in an update on key decisions made at the meeting on his verified X handle, @aonanuga1956.
On December 13, 2023, the Federal Government of Nigeria approved the exemption of universities, polytechnics, colleges of education and other tertiary institutions of learning from the IPPIS.
It said, henceforth, remunerations to staff members of these institutions would no longer flow through the platform.
Onanuga said the directive on the separation of the universities from the IPPIS platform was given to the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume.
Wednesday’s move is expected to address the long-standing challenge between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities.
FEC also ratified the establishment of the National University of Science and Technology in Abuja, a Pan African Institute dedicated to teaching African scientists and technologists.
Onanuga said the university is the first of its kind in the country and is expected to boost scientific and technological advancement in Africa.
“The council asked the Secretary of the Government of the Federation to expedite the implementation of the council’s decision made months ago, separating the universities from the IPPIS platform.
“The council ratified the anticipatory approval given on May 28 2023 by former President Muhammadu Buhari to establish the university in the Federal Capital.
“The university is the first of the network of Pan African Institutes of Science and Technology dedicated to teaching African scientists and technologists,” Onanuga tweeted.
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