President Bola Tinubu has directed the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, to supervise a comprehensive forensic audit of Federal Government systems, including the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS).
The directive, announced on Friday by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, follows a Federal Executive Council resolution of August 19, 2026, prompted by findings from the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) concerning fake government agencies, ghost workers and weaknesses in internal controls.
The audit will investigate the extent of weaknesses in government systems and determine how they may have been exploited.
One part of the exercise will focus on IPPIS and related payroll, personnel, pension and financial-management systems. Investigators will examine reported cases of ghost workers and payroll fraud, trace how fictitious or ineligible individuals were enrolled, and review identity, biometric, access and bank-account controls.
The audit will also examine the links between IPPIS and other government platforms, including the Government Integrated Financial Management Information System (GIFMIS), Remita, the Treasury Single Account (TSA) and Sub-Treasury Account.
The second part will cover Federal Government ministries, departments, agencies, commissions, councils, parastatals and other government bodies.
It will seek to establish an accurate list of government entities and verify their legal status. Investigators will also examine how such bodies receive official recognition, budgetary allocations, office facilities and access to government systems.
According to the Presidency, the exercise will assess governance, procurement, internal audit and oversight mechanisms to identify and close loopholes that could allow irregular entities or individuals to gain access to public funds.
Tinubu directed that the audit be conducted with independence, professionalism and forensic integrity. The audit team will have access to relevant government records and systems and will work with the ICPC to complement ongoing investigations, prosecutions and recovery efforts.
The Presidency said the exercise is intended to go beyond identifying individual cases of fraud. It will also seek to strengthen government systems, improve data verification, reinforce accountability and ensure that only legally recognised entities and eligible personnel have access to government resources.
The audit is part of the administration’s broader efforts to strengthen transparency, fiscal governance and institutional accountability across the Federal Government.
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