{"id":134369,"date":"2023-12-23T07:47:18","date_gmt":"2023-12-23T07:47:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/12\/23\/200-ghost-workers-uncovered-on-payroll-in-niger-commisioner\/"},"modified":"2023-12-23T07:47:18","modified_gmt":"2023-12-23T07:47:18","slug":"200-ghost-workers-uncovered-on-payroll-in-niger-commisioner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/12\/23\/200-ghost-workers-uncovered-on-payroll-in-niger-commisioner\/","title":{"rendered":"200 Ghost Workers Uncovered On Payroll In Niger \u2014 Commisioner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-889765\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screenshot_20230817-075253_Opera-Mini.jpg\" alt=\"Umar Muhammed Bago\" width=\"1080\" height=\"638\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Malam Lawal Maikano, the Commissioner for Finance in Niger State, has revealed that the ministry recently uncovered approximately 200 fake names listed on the state government\u2019s payroll.<\/p>\n<p>He disclosed this during an interview with journalists immediately after the ministry\u2019s 2024 budget defense in Minna on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Maikano explained that the discovery was a result of the technology implemented by the State Government to scrutinise the State civil service.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGovernor Umaru Bago\u2019s administration is resolute in closing all loopholes and leaks. To achieve this, we are employing technology to streamline these processes, which we initiated within the first two months of our tenure.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO: Abia Government Uncovers \u2018Japa\u2019 Doctors Still Collecting Salaries<\/strong>&lt;a<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have removed approximately 100 to 200 names from the payroll that were nonexistent. If they were genuine, we would have received numerous complaints about non-payment of salaries,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>He mentioned that the state employs about 25,000 individuals and that the state government expends N2.5 billion monthly on salary payments.<\/p>\n<p>However, he clarified that the funding for the 2024 budget, totalling N613 billion, would come from loans, Federal allocation, revenue generation, and other sources.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-7\" style=\"margin: 8px auto; text-align: center; display: block; clear: both;\">\n<div data-advadstrackid=\"890536\" data-advadstrackbid=\"1\" class=\"infor-target\" id=\"infor-2054451664\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/300x250b.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Malam Lawal Maikano, the Commissioner for Finance in Niger State, has revealed that the ministry recently uncovered approximately 200 fake names listed on the state government\u2019s payroll. 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