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.