{
  "id": 14979684,
  "title": "How state institutions blew GH¢88 million on unearned salaries in 5 years",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/how-state-institutions-blew-gh-88-million-on-unearned-salaries-in-5",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T15:01:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
    "slug": "adom-online",
    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/how-state-institutions-blew-gh%c2%a288-million-on-unearned-salaries-in-5-years/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A five-year analysis of the Auditor-General’s reports on selected public institutions by The Fourth Estate has revealed that GHS 88.33 million was paid in salaries to non-existent employees and individuals who were not entitled to them. The defaulting institutions included Ministries, Departments, Agencies (MDAs), and Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) across the country. The…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}