Nigeria: Kano gov’t uncovers 240 Kano workers receiving double payments, 217 sharing same BVN — Africa Links 24

Kano State Government said it has uncovered irregularities on its payroll involving 240 employees receiving double payments and 217 others having the same Bank Verification Number, BVN.

Sulaiman Sani, special adviser to the governor on Civil Service Matters and chairman of the State Coordinating Committee, disclosed this at a press briefing in Kano on Sunday.

Mr Sani, who represented the secretary to the state government, Umar Ibrahim, said the findings emerged from a biometric…