The Nationwide Affiliation of Tutorial Technologists (NAAT) has expressed considerations concerning the current transition from the Built-in Personnel and Payroll Info System (IPPIS) to the Authorities Built-in {Financial} Administration Info System (GIFMIS) for wage funds in federal tertiary establishments.
In a press release issued by NAAT president Comrade Ibeji Nwokoma, the affiliation identified points corresponding to delayed wage funds, discrepancies in wage quantities and irregular remittance of statutory and third-party deductions, together with check-off dues after the transition.
LEADERSHIP recalled that the federal authorities initiated the shift from IPPIS to GIFMIS in 2024 to grant tertiary establishments higher autonomy and improve payroll administration effectivity.
Nonetheless, in response to NAAT, regardless of the supposed advantages, the transition has been fraught with challenges, resulting in delayed wage disbursements, inconsistencies in wage figures and irregular remittances of important deductions.
In gentle of those challenges, NAAT has referred to as upon related authorities businesses, together with the Federal Ministry of Finance, the Funds Workplace of the Federation, the Workplace of the Accountant-Basic of the Federation, and the directors of GIFMIS to reinforce and streamline the fee processes to make sure well timed and correct wage disbursements.
NAAT has additionally criticised the federal authorities’s frequent dissolution of college governing councils and removing of vice-chancellors with out adherence to due course of.
The union warned that such actions disrupt college administration, hinder analysis and improvement and finally have an effect on the standard of graduates.
NAAT additionally demanded the fast fee of excellent salaries and allowances, together with three and a half months of withheld salaries, 12 months of arrears for the 25 p.c and 35 p.c wage will increase, fee of wage awards and occupational hazard allowances, and implementation of CONTISS 14 and 15 for educational technologists.
On tax reforms and telecom tariff hikes, NAAT aligned itself with the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) in rejecting the proposed tax reform payments earlier than the Nationwide Meeting, arguing that they’d impose extra {financial} burdens on Nigerians.
The union condemned the current enhance in telecommunication tariffs on calls and information, calling for fast reversal till wider consultations are held.
The assertion reads, “The Nigerian public could recall that in the course of the high-level stakeholders assembly held on the Nationwide Universities Fee (NUC) on January eleventh, 2024. NAAT expressed her fears over the choice taken by the Federal Authorities to exempt Tertiary Establishments from the Built-in Personnel and Payroll Info System (IPPIS).
Since our transition from IPPIS to GIFMIS, our expertise has been full of delays, wage disparities, and irregular remittances of statutory and third-party deductions”.
“NAAT expresses deep concern over the development of the rampant dissolution of duly appointed and inaugurated College Governing Councils, removing of Vice- Chancellors and the swapping of Professional-Chancellors by the Federal Authorities with out recourse to the laid-down procedures as enshrined within the Universities (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Modification) Act 2003”.
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