Tag: Ghost Workers
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Nasarawa govt moves to fish out ghost workers in LG workforce
The Nasarawa State Government says it would conduct a screening exercise for personnel across the 13 Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the state.
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Jigawa govt uncovers 6,348 ghost workers
The Jigawa State government says it has uncovered 6,348 ghost workers in its staff verification exercise in the State.
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FG weeds 70,000 ghost workers from federal civil service
The federal government of Nigeria says it has expunged no fewer than 70,000 ghost workers from the payroll of the federal civil service. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Director-General, Bureau of Public Service Reforms (BPSR), Dr Dasuki Arabi made this known on Thursday.
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Oyo Govt. uncovers 41 ghost workers
The Oyo State Government says it has uncovered 41 employees classified as “No Show”, a euphemism for ghost workers. A statement issued on Wednesday in Ibadan by Mr Taiwo Adisa, the Chief Press Secretary to Gov. Seyi Makinde, said the discovery was made by the consultants engaged to verify its workforce. According to the statement,…
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Bauchi stops salaries of 715 suspected ghost workers
The Secretary to Bauchi State Government, Alhaji Mohammed Baba, says government has temporarily stopped the salaries of 715 suspected ghost workers. Baba said this while addressing newsmen on the outcome of Wednesday’s meeting of the State Executive Council at the Government House in Bauchi. “We have their lists and the reason for stopping every salary…
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We lost N1.062bn to ghost workers, pensioners —Bauchi
Bauchi State Government has lost over N1.062 billion to ghost workers and pensioners between June 2016 and January 2020. The state Commissioner of Finance, Umar Sanda, disclosed this while addressing journalists on the outcome of the Bauchi State Executive Council meeting held on Wednesday. He said a memorandum of the committee on some of the…
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EFCC uncovers 1000 ghost workers ‘smuggled’ on Kwara payroll
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Kwara Zonal Office, has uncovered 1000 ghost workers, allegedly smuggled into the payroll of Kwara State Universal Basic Education Board (KWSUBEB). The Zonal Head of EFCC, Mallam Isyaku Sharu, disclosed this in Ilorin on Thursday, while speaking with newsmen on the commission’s achievements during the lockdown, occasioned by…
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Zamfara uncovers 119-year-old, 484 other retirees ‘ghost workers’ on payroll
A ghost worker who by the records had retired from the Zamfara state civil service has remained on the payroll and he is now 119 years old. The fictive centenarian is among 485 workers who were supposed to have gone on retirement but are collecting salaries. The Commissioner for Finance, Alhaji Rabi’u Garba, disclosed this…
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Publish names of ghost workers – Kogi Labour challenges HoS
The Organised Labour in Kogi State has challenged the Head of Service, (HoS), Mrs Deborah Ogunmola to publish the names of ghost workers allegedly discovered by the state government. The challenge was coming on the backdrop of reports credited to the head of service that the state government uncovered 300 ghost workers allegedly planted by…
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Photos: EFCC arraigns three ‘Ghost Workers’ for N9.7m fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday arraigned Onukaogu Onyinyechi Esther, Ebenuwa Chinazo Jennifer and Onukaogu Joshua before Justice A. S. Adepoju of the FCT High court sitting in Wuse, Abuja, on a 13-count charge of conspiracy and obtaining by false pretence. The defendants were said to have drawn salaries as ghost workers…