FG Reassures on Integrated Personal Payroll Information System’s Safety

The Integrated Personal and Payroll Information System (IPPIS) database is safe and secure, Office of the Accountant General of the Federation (OAGF) assured.

The assurance is on the heels of recent insinuation of tampering and compromise of the system. Assurance of its safety and security was given in a statement issued on behalf of the Office by the Director of information, Mallam Bawa Mokwa.

The OAGF restated that the database had not been compromised assuring that employees’ personal data on the database was safe and secure.

The OAGF, which manages the IPPIS and other financial management initiatives of the Federal Government, said it was already implementing its ICT security policy that aims to ensure that its digital assets are secured in line with global best practices.

The Office explained that no data was saved on its website, adding that the IPPIS used the website to only share information and not for any transaction.

“The IPPIS is not using the OAGF website for any transaction. The website is actually the medium to share information.

Neither payroll nor payment is made through the website, therefore, no data is contained in the website,” it said. The OAGF stated that the IPPIS validation portal that was recently developed for updates of employees’ information was deployed for a period and after the exercise, the data were pulled out and the site shut down permanently.

According to the Office, “the IPPIS Validation Portal was deployed on a secure platform. A secured database and application were purchased from the popular HELIX-FONS.’

The Office acknowledged that the IPPIS was of utmost importance to Nigerian workers, thus it became imperative to assuage the fears of any loss or breach of employees personal data in the IPPIS database.