23,846 Ghost Workers Removed from Government Payroll

The Nigerian government said on Sunday 28th of February, 2016 that about 23,846 ghost workers were being removed monthly from its payroll.

The Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, said consequently about N2.293 billion was reduced from the total salary bill for the ministries, departments and agencies MDAs for February 2016 when compared to December 2015 when the BVN audit process commenced.

The minister said the ghost workers were uncovered in payrolls of various MDAs during the ongoing bank verification number (BVN)-based staff audit and enrolment to the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS).