IPPIS: No Worries, Your Data Are Safe – OAGF Tells FG Workers
BY COBHAM NSA – The Office of the Accountant General of the Federation (OAGF) says contrary to misgivings about compromise in certain quarters, the Integrated Personal and Payroll Information System (IPPIS) database remains safe and secured.
Accordingly, the Office has assured Civil Servants that their personal data on the IPPIS are adequately protected and not tampered with in anyway.
The assurance was contained in a statement by the Director of Press and Public Relations, OAGF, Bawa Mokwa which also expressed the Federal Government’s commitment to maintaining and operating a secured and efficient personnel and payroll system for its workers.
The OAGF, which handles the IPPIS and other financial management initiatives of the Federal Government, said the implementation of its Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Security Policy is already underway to ensure all digital assets are secured in line with global best practices.
Further explaining that no data is saved on the OAGF website, the statement said the IPPIS uses 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”, the statement said.
It also said the IPPIS validation portal, recently developed for updates of employees information, was deployed for a period, adding that after completing the exercise, the data were pulled out and the site shut down permanently.
Offering insights on the development, the statement said; “The IPPIS Validation Portal was deployed on a secure platform. A secured database and application were purchased from the popular HELIX-FONS.”
The OAGF while acknowledging that the importance of IPPIS to Nigerian workers, said it became imperative to allay fears of any loss or breach of employees’ personal data in the IPPIS database.
Similarly, the OAGF stated that the IPPIS has put in place necessary mechanism to resolve challenges arising from its operations, even as it advised workers who observe anomalies in their salaries to explore official channels and procedures in resolving such issues.
