Following the need to have an accurate database of its employees, the Federal Government has directed all public office holders to submit their credentials for screening.
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, gave the directive on Tuesday when participating in the nationwide verification of personnel records.
According to him, the directive was part of the implementation of the 2017-2020 Federal Civil Service Strategy and Implementation Plan (FCSSIP).
On Friday, the Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Winifred Oyo-Ita, announced that the verification exercise would commence on Monday.
It is expected that the 330,820 employees in 486 ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) being paid salaries through the Integrated Pay-roll Personnel Information System (IPPIS) platform, would be captured in the exercise.
The different ministries have been grouped and given different days to enable easy verification exercise.
It started with Ministry of Information, Health, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF) and Ministry of Defence (MOD).