Ghana's National Service Authority just purged over 8,000 fake names from their payment system and saved the government roughly 68 million cedis per year after finding massive fraud across enrollment records. Acting Director-General Ruth Dela Seddoh said forensic checks flagged suspicious entries tied to three universities, and about 1,840 people got fully suspended while investigators keep digging. At least 10 staff members from the schools caught arrests, and some NSA workers are getting questioned about how unqualified randos ended up collecting government checks.
The scheme involved the University for Development Studies, Ghana Communication Technology University, and Akenten Appiah-Menka University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development. Authorities ran payment data against national ID databases and did field visits to catch the discrepancies before more money walked out the door.
The scheme involved the University for Development Studies, Ghana Communication Technology University, and Akenten Appiah-Menka University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development. Authorities ran payment data against national ID databases and did field visits to catch the discrepancies before more money walked out the door.
