i. Objectives of Government Integrated Financial Management Information System (GIFMIS):

1. Central Control and Monitoring: Increases the Federal Government of Nigeria’s ability to undertake central control and monitoring of expenditure and receipts in the Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs).
2. Access to Financial Information: Improves the government’s ability to access real-time information on financial and operational performance.
3. Internal Control: Strengthens the internal control system, making it easier to prevent and detect potential and actual fraud.
4. Cash Position Monitoring: Enhances the ability to monitor the government’s cash position, improving cash management and economic performance.
5. Accountability and Transparency: Increases the capacity to demonstrate accountability and transparency in public financial management to the public and cooperating partners.

ii. Objectives of Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS):

1. Manpower Planning: Facilitates planning by providing centralized civil service records, aiding in manpower planning and decision-making processes.
2. Budgeting Accuracy: Helps ensure that recurrent expenditure budgets for emoluments are accurate and aligned with actual personnel costs.
3. Payroll Monitoring: Monitors the monthly payment of staff emoluments against budgeted amounts, reducing overpayments.
4. Database Integrity: Ensures data integrity, making sure that personnel information is accurate and up-to-date, reducing errors and discrepancies.
5. Elimination of Payroll Fraud: Eliminates payroll fraud such as ghost workers, ensuring that only genuine employees are paid.