Loan companies responsible for N1.5bn workers’ salary deductions — Kano Govt

The Kano State Government says nary nationalist authoritative was progressive successful the alleged theft of N1.5 cardinal from workers’ salaries, blaming the contented alternatively connected indebtedness companies.

The Secretary to the State Government, Umar Faruk Ibrahim, made this known during the 2026 Workers’ Day grant lawsuit organised by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) astatine the Government House successful Kano.

He explained that a authorities committee, supported by an autarkic fiscal audit firm, investigated the substance and recovered that the occupation stemmed from excessive deductions made by indebtedness companies from affected workers’ salaries.

According to him, the companies deducted much than they were expected to for loans collected by civilian servants, which led to the controversy.

“The committee’s report, which was besides reviewed by an autarkic audit firm, intelligibly shows that nary authorities authoritative was involved,” Ibrahim said.

Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf ordered the probe during the 2026 International Workers’ Day solemnisation successful Kano aft allegations pointed to a erstwhile authorities official, the erstwhile Head of Service, Abdul...