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Ghost Workers

Salary: “Those complaining of non-payment are ghost workers, fraudsters” –…

Ikechukwu Iweajunwa Mar 15, 2021 0

Imo has discovered the existence of ghost workers on its payroll leading to monumental fraud, Gov. Hope Uzodimma said in Owerri on Monday. Addressing newsmen as part of activities marking his first anniversary in office, Uzodimma said…

Government

Ekiti State Government Uncovers 362 Ghost Workers

Ariwodola Idowu Nov 4, 2020 0

The Ekiti Government has uncovered the payment of N20 million monthly as salary for 362 ghost workers in Local Governments. The Commissioner for Local Government and Community Development, Prof. Adio Folayan, made this known…

electricity

PHED Introduces Staff Verification Code To Eliminate Ghost Workers

Desmond Ejibas Jul 29, 2020 0

The Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHED) says it has introduced staff verification code to eliminate ghost workers and impersonation of its employees. SEE ALSO: U.S. ‘Looking At’ Banning TikTok And Other Chinese Apps—Mike…

News

Borno Govt. saves N500m monthly from 12,000 ghost workers -Shettima

Hamza Suleiman Nov 8, 2018 0

Gov. Kashim Shettima of Borno on Thursday said biometric exercise had assisted the state government to uncover 12,000 ghost workers on its payroll and save N500 million monthly. Five International Banks Helped Nigerian Politicians Loot…

Government

Bayelsa govt expunges 28,000 ‘ghost’ workers from payroll

Nathan Nwakamma Jun 23, 2018 0

The Bayelsa government said the ongoing public service reforms has reduced its workforce from 55,000 to 27,000, thus fishing out and expunging 28,000 ghost workers from its payroll. The Bayelsa Commissioner for Information, Mr Daniel…

Government

Benue: Gov. Ortom vows to fish out ghost workers from public service

News Agency of Nigeria Nov 29, 2017 0

Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue has vowed to fish out ghost workers in the state’s public service and reduce the states’ wage bill from N7.8 billion to N4.5 billion. Ortom said this on Wednesday in Makurdi during an interactive session with…

Government

FG saves N120bn by checking ghost workers, personnel costs

News Agency of Nigeria Oct 11, 2017 0

The Federal Government on Tuesday put the cumulative savings from checking the ghost workers’ syndrome through the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS). at N120 billion Accountant General of the Federation (AGF),…

Jobs

Cleric advises govts to create jobs by tackling ghost workers’ syndrome

News Agency of Nigeria Sep 24, 2017 0

Rev. Fr. Leonard Ojorgu of the St. Peter’s Catholic Church, Ediba, on Sunday advised governments at all levels to eliminate ghost workers from their payroll. At a church sermon in Calabar on Sunday, Ojorgu said this would increase…

Government

Zamfara government has not paid retirees for 10 years – NLC

News Agency of Nigeria Aug 23, 2017 0

The Zamfara State Government has not paid gratuities to its retirees or death benefits to survivors of its late workers in the last 10 years, according to the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC). Mr Bashir Marafa, chairman of the state chapter…

Government

6,280 ghost workers, pensioners to face ICPC probe in Enugu

News Agency of Nigeria Aug 5, 2017 0

No fewer than 6,280 ghost workers and pensioners have been identified by the Local Government Staff and Pensioner Audit Committee set up by the Governor of Enugu. The ghost workers will be probed by the Independent Corrupt Practices and…

Government

NHIS removes 23,000 ghost enrollees from health insurance scheme

Jide Mar 29, 2017

The National Health Insurance Scheme says it has removed 23,000 ghost enrollees, who have been enjoying the benefits of the insurance scheme, from it. The Executive Secretary, NHIS, Prof. Usman Yusuf, disclosed this in Abuja on Tuesday…

Government

FG saves N200bn from 50,000 ghost workers in 2016 – Presidential aide

News Agency of Nigeria Dec 28, 2016

The Federal government says it has got rid of 50,000 ghost workers from its payroll and subsequently saving the country a huge amount of N200 billion. Malam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the…

Government

FG Hands Over Ghost Workers Cabal To EFCC

Jide Dec 27, 2016

The Presidency has revealed that members of a syndicate responsible for the presence of 50,000 ghost workers on the Federal Government’s payroll had been handed over to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission this year. The Senior…

Government

Bayelsa Govt. fishes out 5,000 ghost workers from payroll

News Agency of Nigeria Dec 17, 2016

Bayelsa Government on Saturday said it had fished out 5,000 ghost workers from its payroll. Dr David Ala-Peter, Chief Accountant, office of Special Adviser, Bayelsa Treasury, Account and Revenue, told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in…

Business

FG Saves N20bn Monthly On Salaries After Fishing Out Ghost Workers

Jide Nov 23, 2016

The Federal Government has revealed that it has been saving about N20 billion on salaries monthly since it began to fish out ghost workers. This was made known by the the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Mr. Mahmoud Isa-Dutse,…

Government

Kano Govt. Detects Foreign Ghost Workers On State’s Payroll

Ridwan Sep 26, 2016 0

Local government officials in Kano state have been accused of conniving with officials of the ministry of finance to insert ghost names into the government's payroll. The Public Complaint and Anti-corruption commission in the state said…

Government

Committee discovers 9,720 ghost workers in Kogi

News Agency of Nigeria Jul 5, 2016 0

The committee on staff screening and verification in Kogi has discovered 9,720 ghost workers in the payroll of the state government. The Chairman of the committee, Mr Jerry Agbaji, announced the development during a stakeholders meeting…

Government

LG Verification: Adamawa Govt uncovers 12,000 ghost workers

News Agency of Nigeria Jun 2, 2016 0

The Adamawa Government says it has uncovered 12,609 ghost workers in the state’s local government payroll. Mr Maurice Vunobolki, the Chairman of the Local Government Staff Verification Committee in the state, disclosed this on Thursday…

Government

Kogi State Sacks NLC Leader, Claims He’s A ‘Ghost Worker’

Owolabi Oluwasegun May 26, 2016 0

The kogi state government has relieved the state Charmian of labour union, NLC, Onuh Edoka of his job on the grounds that he is a 'ghost worker'. Edoka in turn who served as the head of both the Medical Health Workers Union and the NLC…

Government

Kogi uncovers over 3000 bank accounts of ghost workers

News Agency of Nigeria May 25, 2016 0

The Staff Screening and Verification Committee set up by the Kogi State Government said it had uncovered over 3, 000 bank accounts of ghost workers. Chairman of the committee, retired Brig.-Gen Paul Okuntimo, disclosed this to newsmen in…

Government

FG discovers 43,000 ghost workers, saves 50bn through audit of security agencies payroll

Owolabi Oluwasegun May 24, 2016 0

The Head of the Continuous Audit team of the Federal Government, Mr Mohammed Dikwa, on Tuesday said N50 billion was saved so far through the audit of security agencies payroll. Dikwa said this in Abuja at a meeting between the Continuous…

Government

FG saves N185bn from IPPIS, gets rid of 65,000 ghost workers

News Agency of Nigeria May 24, 2016 0

Dr Joe Abah, the Director-General, Bureau of Public Service Reforms, says the Federal Government has saved over N185 billion since the implementation of the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS). Abah said this…

Government

Delta Govt. to fish out ghost workers

Owolabi Oluwasegun May 23, 2016 0

Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa says Delta Government has put machinery in place to fish-out ghost workers from its 66,000 workforce. The governor said this when he presented his First Year Performance Report in Asaba on Monday. He said his…

Government

Bleeding Money: 37,395 ghost workers on FG payroll-EFCC

News Agency of Nigeria Apr 20, 2016 0

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission said in Abuja on Tuesday that it had discovered 37,395 ghost workers on the payroll of the federal civil service. The News Agency of Nigeria reported that the Acting Chairman of INEC, Mr.…

Politics

Crisis as PDP discovers Ghost workers on payroll

Owolabi Oluwasegun Mar 28, 2016 0

The Peoples Democratic Party National leadership has detected discrepancies in its payroll after an order inviting individuals to collect their salaries in cash. The National Chairman of the party, worried about the current economic…

Government

Ghost Workers: ‘Eight-Year-Old Teachers’ Registered As Legitimate Workers

News Agency of Nigeria Mar 16, 2016 0

Children as young as eight are being paid teaching salaries by the state as part of identity fraud in the north-eastern Nigerian state of Bauchi, officials have found. The scam, which involves drawing the salaries of non-existent civil…

Education

38 Dead Principals, 15 Retired Teachers Still On Payroll In Delta – Okowa

John Ogunsemore Mar 12, 2016 0

Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta on Friday said that 38 dead principals of schools and 15 retired teachers were still being paid as substantive members of staff by the state government. The governor made the revelation in Asaba at an…

Government

Reps task FG to replace 23,000 ghost workers with unemployed youths

Owolabi Oluwasegun Mar 2, 2016 0

Following the recent discovery of 23,000 ghost workers on its payroll by the Federal Government, the House of Representatives yesterday has called on the Federal Government to replace such ghost workers with unemployed youths. The call…

Government

FG saves N2.29bn monthly, removes 23,846 ghost workers from payroll

Owolabi Oluwasegun Feb 29, 2016 0

The Federal Ministry of Finance says it saves the Federal Government N2.29 billion monthly since December 2015 by eliminating 23,846 ghost workers from its payroll. This is contained in a statement on Sunday in Abuja by Mr Festus Akanbi,…

Government

Nigerian Government Removes Nearly 24,000 ‘Ghost’ workers

News Agency of Nigeria Feb 29, 2016 0

The Nigerian government has removed nearly 24,000 workers from its payroll after an audit revealed they did not exist, the Finance Ministry has said. The move has enabled a monthly saving of around $11,5m (£8m). The audit is part of an…

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