A statement issued by the Director of Press, Federal Ministry of Finance, Marshall Gundu, indicated that the pilot project was initiated as a solution to the slow pace of progress being encountered in the enrollment of employees on the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS

The statement stated that the strategy of using BVN rather than requiring the physical presence of each member of staff had significantly simplified and accelerated the progress of the project and at a lower cost than previously incurred.

“The use of BVN rather than requiring physical presentation as a first line check on the integrity of our payroll is a cost effective and efficient measure.

“This will accelerate the pace of enrollment on IPPIS as well as identify anomalies which can be flagged for further investigation and review,” Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, was quoted as saying in the statement.

According to the minister, since it was started five years ago, only 20 per cent of public employees had actually been enrolled onto IPPIS ?to date, due to various reasons.

Credit: NationalMirror