NIGERIAN MAKES U.S MOST WANTED LIST OVER $1M FRAUD. (PHOTO).

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 Nigerian makes US Most Wanted List over $1m fraud A Nigerian, Onoriode Ezewu, has been named on the United States Department of Labour’s first-ever Most Wanted List over allegations of money laundering involving fraudulent unemployment benefit claims worth more than $1m. The department’s Office of Inspector General unveiled the list on its website on Wednesday, naming 16 fugitives wanted in cases involving alleged fraud, identity theft, money laundering, labour trafficking and other offences. According to the agency, the cases collectively involve more than $55m allegedly stolen from American taxpayers. Ezewu’s profile on the department’s website identifies him as wanted for concealment money laundering and states that he is believed to be residing in Nigeria. “In January 2021, Ezewu was charged with 15 counts of concealment money laundering tied to fraudulent UI and Pandemic Unemployment Assistance claims filed using stolen identities, in a scheme exceeding $1 million that also t...

OVER 1,000 WORKERS ARE YET TO VERIFY THEIR RECORDS- OHCSF.(PHOTO).


Over 1,000 Workers Are Yet To Verify Their Records - OHCSF

 
The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation says over one thosand officers, with discrepancies are yet to verify thier records on the IPPIS platform.

A statement by the Director, Communications. Mr. Muhammed Ahmed says workers were still being expected from their MDAs to enable the Office of the Head of service of the Federation authenticate their records.

It states that the records of 59,201 Civil Servants, who participated fully in the verification exercise and had no discrepancies in their records were forwarded to the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation for continuous payment of their salaries while salaries of over eleven thousand officers, whose records were not verified, were suspended.  

Following the suspension, the verification portal was reopened and a total number of 10,761 officers participated in the physical verification exercise to ensure that only credible records were on the IPPIS platform.  

Some of these officers have received their salaries to date, while others will be paid in the month of December with all the arrears.

The statement further says that about 686 officers, whose salaries were suspended did not show up for the verification exercise and their salaries remain suspended on the IPPIS platform.

 

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