The Federal Govt Council (FEC) has known as for swift motion on its earlier determination to take away public Universities from the Built-in Payroll and Personnel Data System (IPPIS) platform.
The Council has directed the Secretary to the Authorities of the Federation (SGF) to expedite the implementation of the choice, which was made a number of months in the past.
The transfer is more likely to tackle one of many long-standing grievances of the Educational Workers Union of Universities (ASUU), which has persistently opposed the usage of IPPIS for the cost of salaries of College workers, citing distinctive peculiarities within the tutorial surroundings that the system fails to accommodate.
Additionally, the Council has additionally ratified the institution of a brand new Nationwide College of Science and Expertise in Abuja.
Recall that the approval for the brand new tertiary establishment was initially given by former President Muhammadu Buhari on Might 28, 2023, within the last days of his administration.
The brand new college is ready to be a pioneering establishment, marking the primary in a deliberate community of Pan-African Institutes of Science and Expertise. Its main mission might be to coach and prepare African scientists and technologists, probably boosting the continent’s capability within the two important fields.
