Enugu uncovers 2,640 ghost pensioners, begins payment of council pensions

• How we generated over N35b in seven months’
• Commences assessment of applicants for smart schools 

Enugu State Government said it has identified 2,640 ghost and deceased pensioners on the payroll, as it has commenced payment of pensions to local council retirees in the state.  

MEANWHILE, the Enugu State Internal Revenue Service has said that activating legally approved taxes is responsible for the over N35.9 billion realised in the first seven months of 2024.  
 
Chairman of the Service, Emmanuel Nnamani, named some of the activated tax platforms as e-ticket sales, Pay-As-You-Earn collection, land use charges, withholding, capital gain, and consumption taxes, among others, adding that the government has blocked leakages in the tax administration.  
 
He disclosed this in Enugu, during an interactive session with journalists as part of activities marking his first year in office, noting that the governor is prepared to boost the internally generated revenue of the state.

ALSO, the state government has commenced the assessment of 26,000 candidates that applied for 6,000 job slots in the state’s smart schools. The computer-based assessment of the candidates, which commenced four days ago, was held simultaneously at the Enugu State College of Education Technical and the Institute of Management and Technology (IMT), Enugu.
   
The Guardian observed that many teachers could neither use the computer mouse nor log into the computer for the test. Although each candidate was allotted 45 minutes for the test, some spent the entire time without writing anything due to their inability to manipulate their system.