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September 13, 2026

Ghost Beneficiaries & Missing Accountability: Nigeria’s Long Battle To Protect Public Funds

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By JOANNA ILUSANMI Beyond the ₦33.75bn Cash-Transfer Scandal: How Weak Controls Keep Nigeria’s ‘Ghost Beneficiaries’ Problem Alive A Scandal With a Much Longer History THE controversy surrounding ₦33.75 billion in federal cash transfers should not be viewed simply as another allegation of financial irregularity. It raises a much broader question about how Nigeria designs, administers […]

September 4, 2026

Ghost Workers Return: How Payroll Fraud Is Finding New Ways To Drain Nigeria’s Treasury

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By OBIOMA TORI From Ghost Workers to Fake Agencies: How Nigeria’s Digital Payroll Systems Remain Vulnerable NIGERIA’S battle against ghost workers was supposed to have been transformed by technology. The introduction of IPPIS, payroll verification exercises and the Treasury Single Account promised a government system where employees could be properly identified, salaries could be tracked […]