Auditor-General recovers GH¢10m unearned salaries – CID to prosecute validation officials

The Office of the Auditor-General has recovered GH¢10 million from individuals who were paid salaries they were not entitled to, remitting the funds into the Consolidated Fund at the Bank of Ghana. The recoveries, made voluntarily by those implicated, come amid an ongoing special audit into unearned salaries, a practice that has long drained public […]

NSS ghost names saga: Investigative report fingers 22 with over ¢560m set for recovery

The Deputy Attorney General has revealed that investigators probing ghost names in the National Service Scheme (NSS) have submitted a damning report identifying 22 individuals responsible for the alleged theft of over GH¢560 million. Dr Justice Srem Sai, speaking on JoyNews’ PM Express on Wednesday, disclosed that this is just one part of a broader […]

Assibey Antwi, Mustapha Ussif reject allegations of ‘misapprehension’, ‘selective omission’ of enrolment at NSA

Former executives of the National Service Authority (NSA) have dismissed allegations made in a recent investigative report by The Fourth Estate, describing it as misleading and sensationalized. The investigation accused the NSA of inflating personnel figures, facilitating ghost names on the payroll, and failing to conduct proper verification of service personnel. However, in a press […]

Government has removed all ghost names from the public payroll system – Bawumia

Vice President, Dr Bawumia says the government has removed all ghost names from the public payroll system. His announcement comes two months after the Controller and Accountant General, Kwasi Kwaning-Bosompem made a similar declaration. Mr. Kwaning-Bosompem who was speaking at the 2024 Controller and Accountant General’s Department Annual Conference in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region […]