The federal
government has saved about N15 billion in about a year from over bloated travel
costs and allowances of government workers, Patience Oniha, Head of the
Efficiency Unit has said.
She disclosed
this at the sidelines of the Cost Management on Overhead Expenditure for
Permanent Secretaries, Chief Executive Officers of Departments and Agencies, in
Abuja yesterday. She noted that the amount was saved through activities of the
Efficiency Unit under the Federal Ministry of Finance.
“The
Efficiency unit has saved some N15 billion especially from travels and
allowances. We hope to save additional N15 billion going forward,” she said.
The Minister
of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, at the programme also said the federal
government would soon issue a new template on approved expenses for
government-owned enterprises as efforts are being intensified to control the
nation’s recurrent expenditure.
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