FG REMOVES 23,846 GHOST WORKERS FROM PAYROLL

-          The ministry of finance says the Federal Govt. has removed 23,846 non-existent workers from its payroll.

-          Consequently, this has reduced salary bill for February 2016 by N2.293 billion when compared to December 2015.

-          The ministry notes that this figure represents the number of non-existent workers who had been receiving salary from various ministries, departments and agencies.”

-          This was made possible because of the ongoing BVN-based staff audit and enrolment to the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS).

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