JoyNews has responded to accusations of unprofessional reporting leveled by the University of Ghana (UG) and the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG-UG) following its coverage of the Auditor-General's controversial payroll audit.
The media house insists its reporting was accurate and based on verified findings from the official audit report, which alleged UG overstated employee compensation by GH¢59.2 million between 2022 and 2024.
The Auditor-General's report, released on May 16, 2025, revealed that UG submitted salary claims totaling GH¢1.09 billion, but only GH¢1.03 billion was approved after verification, leaving a discrepancy of GH¢59.24 million flagged as a potential overstatement.
Read also: UG overstated its employee compensations by GH¢59.2m between 2022 and 2024 - Auditor General's Report UG management and UTAG-UG have vehemently denied the claims, arguing that the flagged amounts were legitimate payments from internally generated funds (IGF) used to supplement government payroll allocations, particularly for staff like post-retirement faculty.
