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5000 Fresh Ghost Workers Uncovered In Fed. Civil Service- FG

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Vice President Yemi Osibajo has disclosed that an additional 5,000 ghost workers have been uncovered in the on-going daily audit of workers in the Federal civil service.

This is apart from the about 35,000 ghost workers earlier unearthed following the full implementation of the Treasury Single Account (TSA) policy by the federal government.

Osibajo who disclosed this at the 80th Tabieorar festival of the Church of the Lord Prayer Fellowship worldwide held at Mount Tabieorar Ground , Ogere Remo along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway lamented that salaries collected by ghost workers on a monthly basis ran into billions of Naira that could have been profitably used for the public good.The Vice President who was represented at the event by Aso Rock Chaplain, Seyi Malomo said despite inheriting a badly damaged economy, the present administration has begun moves to tackle the challenges and return the country to a glorious path.

Osibajo said what the presidency has done is re-laying the foundation to take Nigeria back to glory.

Besides, he disclosed that government has diversified the economy focusing more on agriculture.

This initiative according to the Vice President would address the unemployment situation among the teeming youths.

He said, “we are gradually diversifying the economy by exploring alternative revenue options particularly in the solid and natural mineral sector of the economy . Recently, we untied the legal knot that had kept a major economic sector comatose for years. As a result, we should see results from resuscitation of Nigerian Iron Mining Company , Itakpe, and the Ajaokuta Steel , Kogi “, he said.

He further appealed to Nigerians to endure the current challenges assuring that there would be full restoration soon.

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N6.4bn Monthly Fraud Uncovered On FG Payroll

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The Presidential Initiative on Continuous Audit found discrepancies in the payroll of the Federal Government’s Ministries, Agencies and Departments to the tune of N6.4 billion monthly, the Head of the Continuous Audit Team, Mr Mohammed Dikwa, said yesterday.

Dikwa told newsmen  in Kano on the sideline of the two-day National Revenue Retreat, organised by the Ministry of Finance  that the amount was the true state of their findings as at June 30, 2016.

He said  the federal government has thus  been saved from paying that amount monthly.

President Muhammadu  Buhari had set up the Continuous Audit Team to look into the finance of Federal Government’s Ministries, Departments and Agencies to address the issue of ghost workers, over payment of allowances, fraud and embezzlement in MDAs.

Dikwa said: ”The Continuous Audit Team plans to conduct regular checks on the control and risk assessment of MDAs. We look at the records that are being kept to ensure transparency and accountability of the financial transactions carried over time.

“In terms of ghost workers, we have found about 43,000 ghost workers so far and as at May 30, we had N4.2 billion that is saved on a monthly basis.

“But as at June 30, we were able to make more recoveries of N2.2 billion which has led to an additional savings of N6.4 billion monthly.”

Dikwa said that more savings would be made once  the team succeeded in capturing all the Federal Government’s MDA into the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS).

He said: “The IPPIS platform is only having 20 per cent of the MDAs of the Federal Government on board. This means that about 80 per cent of MDAs are still outside the IPPIS platform.

“And it is important that they are all captured because our system of approach in conducting the continuous audit is automated.

“We get those on the IPPIS platform and match them with their Bank Verification Numbers and see who is collecting two salaries at the same time.

“We also check if there is any money being paid into individual accounts that is way above what he or she should be getting as allowances and salaries.”

 Dikwa said the team had a long way to go as it had only covered 20 per cent of its workload. He said that all suspected cases of ghost workers and other acts were being forwarded to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to ensure recoveries.

Dikwa said also that the team had succeeded in reducing the personnel cost of the federal government from N150 billion monthly in January, to N142 billion per month as at June 2016.

“This drastic reduction in personnel cost will continue as the Continuous Audit Team maintains its continuous visitations to all MDAs.

“It is expected that by December 31, over N100 billion will be reduced from the budgeted personnel cost of the 2016 year,” he said.

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Gun Factory Uncovered In Benue

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Operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad of the Benue State police command have uncovered a factory where locally made firearms, particularly short guns, are produced.

A man described by the police as a specialist and manufacturer of deadly arms, identified as Sunday Odoh, was arrested in a surprise raid launched by the police on the depot at about 6.am, Sunday.

Sources hinted that the raid on the factory located in a dingy area along Orokam in Ogbadibo Local Government Area of the state, followed intelligence reports.

Confirming the discovery, the Public Relations Officer of the state police command, ASP Moses Yamu, said several items including a machine used for constructing guns, various sizes of pipes, gun accessories, and empty shells of cartridges were recovered from the scene.

“The suspect is in custody and investigation is in progress. It is a major breakthrough in our efforts at checkmating the proliferation of arms and ammunition within the society and Benue State in particular,” he remarked yesterday on telephone.

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43,000 Ghost Workers Uncovered In Nigerian Security Agencies

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The Head of the Continuous Audit team of the Federal Government, Mohammed Dikwa, on Tuesday said N50 billion was saved so far through the audit of security agencies payroll.

Mr. Dikwa said this in Abuja at a meeting between the Continuous Audit team, Minister of Finance and Heads of Para-Military agencies.

President Mohammadu Buhari had set up the Continuous Audit team to look into the payroll of all Federal Government’s Ministries, Departments and Agencies.

The team had already embarked on the audit of the Military payroll and enrolling them on the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS).

“Since we started the continuous audit programme, we have saved about N50 billion and over 43,000 ghost workers have been removed from the payroll of the federal government.

“And as we go on, we are very sure that we will continue to reduce the cost of federal government payroll.

“Please note the cost is not related to ghost workers alone but with allowances which we believe have to be trimmed down so that we can manage the cost of governance,’’ he said.

Mr. Dikwa said officers from the account departments of all the para-military agencies were currently undergoing training on IPPIS and the Government Management Information System (GIFMIS)

 He said the plan was to have all the agencies enrolled on the IPPIS and GIFMIS at the end of the month once the training was completed.

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Boko Haram Market Uncovered As Nigerian Troops Rescue 195 Captives

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The Nigerian troops on Wednesday destroyed patent medicine outlet and major market operated by Boko Haram insurgents and rescued 195 captives at various locations of Borno State.

A statement by the spokesman of Nigerian Army, Sani Usman, said “quite a number” of insurgents were killed and a lot of items were recovered during the raid.

“The Nigerian troops of 7 Division Garrison comprising 112 Battalion and Armed Forces Special Forces yesterday carried out a joint clearance patrol on suspected Boko Haram terrorists locations at Kwaptara, Mijigete, Garin Boka, Mosole, Ngubdori, Ma’asa, Dukje and Gulumba in Dikwa and Bama Local Government Areas of Borno State.

“The troops discovered Boko Haram terrorists camp, patent medicine outfit and major market at Gulumba.

“Quite a number of Boko Haram terrorists were killed and several items were recovered. This includes two logistic trucks, 180 motorcycles, 750 bicycles and various perishable and non-perishable items such as a 100 KVA Mikano generator and grinding machine.

“In addition, they also rescued 195 persons held hostage, recovered 300 cows, 200 sheep and 130 goats rustled by the insurgents.

“The troops also recovered military items such as camouflage uniforms as well as rifle magazines and grenades…”

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Boko Haram’s Plan To Attack Bauchi Uncovered

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Security agencies are on the alert following intelligence reports of possible Boko Haram attack in Bauchi State.

The insurgents, according to the intelligence reports, are planning to enter and strike Bauchi, having been pushed from their base in Sambisa forest by the renewed military onslaught.

This was disclosed during a two-day workshop on the Roles of Private Guards in Curbing Insurgency in Bauchi State organised by the state command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in collaboration with the state government.

According to findings of intelligence gathering, the insurgents plan to infiltrate the state using the private guards disguised as fruits sellers, thus the workshop is to sensitise the private guards.

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Mikel Obi’s Two Secret Children Uncovered

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John Obi Mikel, has fathered two secret lovechildren with different women. The Chelsea midfielder, 28, has a four-year-old son, who was born after he had a brief fling with the lad’s mum.

He also has a one-year-old daughter by a woman he met in a nightclub two years ago.

The footballer  paid about £80,000 a week  is not named on his son’s birth certificate, but bought a house in the Home Counties where the boy lives with his mother.

Mikel paid more than £500,000 for the detached property in 2013. He is said to have expressed a desire to play a part in the boy’s life, even though he at first refused to believe he was the dad.

However, Mikel is not believed to see his baby daughter, who lives with her 23-year-old mother in the South of England. Both women are supported financially by the player, but it is not thought they know about each other.

A source revealed Mikel, a role model to legions of fans of Chelsea and Nigeria, did not believe the boy was his when first told by his mum.

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