FG automates civil servants’ postings, promotions

Nigeria's Federal Government has introduced a fully digital platform to automate key human resource functions within the Federal Civil Service. The new Human Resource Modules of the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS) will now manage staff postings, promotions, leave applications, and other personnel processes digitally.

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We are not just unveiling a digital platform, but institutionalising a better way of managing our most important resource, which is our people, our employees.

Mrs. Didi Esther Walson-Jack, Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, stated that this platform represents a significant milestone in the government's effort to establish a modern, efficient, and technology-driven public service, in line with President Bola Tinubu's Renewed Hope Agenda. Speaking at the IPPIS Go-Live Ceremony in Abuja, Walson-Jack explained that the system replaces manual processes with an integrated digital solution covering the entire workforce lifecycle.

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Post me here, post me there. I want a juicy posting, no more. It is now digitalised.

"We are not just unveiling a digital platform, but institutionalizing a better way of managing our most important resource, which is our people, our employees," Walson-Jack declared. The platform will handle everything from biometric enrollment and onboarding to payroll administration, employee mobility, and data analytics for the 508 ministries, departments, and agencies currently on IPPIS.

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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 and strengthen the capacity of government to serve Nigerians.

Significantly, the Head of Service announced the end of manual influence over staff deployments, stating, "Post me here, post me there. I want a juicy posting, no more. It is now digitalised." She added that lobbying for postings would cease. The integrated platform aims to eliminate duplication, improve record accuracy, reduce errors and delays, and enhance transparency and accountability through automated approvals and audit trails. The employee self-service module will allow officers to access and update their records, reducing administrative burdens. Notably, the software was developed entirely by Nigerians, embodying the "Nigeria First" policy.

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Significantly, this solution.was built by Nigerians for Nigerians.