Niger uncovers 11,000 ghost workers collecting N672m monthly

The Niger State Government has uncovered over 11,000 ghost workers and saved over N672 million meant for fictitious monthly salary payments. The Chairman, Salary Management Committee and Commissioner for Works and Infrastructural Development, Engr. Ibrahim Panti, gave the details on Sunday during a live radio programme. Panti said the exercise is the reason behind the delay of salary payment for the month of June. Engr. Panti said millions of naira were also traced to fictitious salary earners in the civil service, thereby causing delay in the payment of June salary…