Publication Date: 2022/11/13
Abstract: The study examined the effect of ElectronicsGovernance on fraud control in the Nigeria Public service: An assessment of the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System. The objective of the study was to determine the extent the implementation of Integrated personnel and payroll information system program has impacted on payroll fraud in the Ministry, ascertain the extent Integrated personnel and payroll information system has enhanced the accurate payment of salaries and remittance of payroll deduction of employees to third parties; and the extent Integrated personnel and payroll information system has enhanced the management of Federal staff records. The objectives were developed into hypothses. The study adopted the fraud diamond theory; applied a descriptive survey research design with structured questionnaire as the instrument for data collection on population of 223. The data collected were analyzed using table and percentages, while the hypotheses were tested using the chi-square statistical tool. The findings of the study revealed amongst others that the implementation of Integrated personnel and payroll information system program has reasonably eliminated payroll fraud in the Federal Ministry of Finance, Abuja also, the Integrated personnel and payroll information system has to a great extent enhanced the accurate payment of salaries and remittance of payroll deduction of employees of the Federal Ministry of Finance, Abuja to third parties. The study recommended that the federal government should continue to ensure strict implementation of the integrated personnel and payroll information system program in order to completely eliminate payroll fraud, accurate payment of salaries and remittance of payroll deductions of employees not just the Federal Ministry of Finance, Abuja but in all the MDAs in the country.
Keywords: IPPIS, E -governance, Civil Service.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7316084
PDF: https://ijirst.demo4.arinfotech.co/assets/upload/files/IJISRT22OCT842_(1).pdf
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