Sergio Oliveira’s 115th-minute goal shocked Juventus to send Porto through on away goals in a stunning Champions League last-16 tie. Oliveira’s long-range free-kick deep into the second half of extra time went through the legs of Cristiano Ronaldo in the Juventus wall to make it 2-2 on the night and give Porto the lead over […]
President Akuffo Addo has promised each player of the Black Satellites $10,000 for their triumph at the 2021 AFCON U-20 tournament. The Black Satellites defeated the Young Cranes of Uganda 2-0 in the finals of the 2021 U-20 AFCON to win Ghana’s fourth trophy in the competition’s history. After presenting the trophy to Ghana’s President […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said that the National Energy Policy, 2020, has been completed to improve the framework and strategies to meet contemporary energy needs of the country. He said the government has improved the financial sustainability of the energy sector through several interventions, including paying up the energy legacy debts. Furthermore, he […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said that concrete preparatory works have commenced on a number of water supply projects across the country, including the Wenchi Water Supply Project, Keta Water Supply Project, Five Districts Water Supply Scheme Phase 3, Tamale Water Supply Project, Damongo Water Supply Project, and Yendi Water Supply Project. Delivering his […]
The controversial Agyapa Royalties agreement will be tabled for consideration again by the Eighth Parliament, the President has hinted. In his first state-of-the-nation address to that Parliament on Tuesday, March 9, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo said “in the course of this session of Parliament, Government will come back to engage the House on the […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said that the government will continue to invest in Ghana’s health sector. He said the administration will also continue to recruit more health professionals, in addition to the one hundred thousand recruited in his first term for the health facilities. Delivering his first state of the nation address in […]
Chief Justice Kwasi Anin Yeboah had his name fully mentioned twice by the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, after the state-of-the-nation address by the president following the spontaneous shouts that greeted his introduction. Before this, when he was acknowledged by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in his address, members of both sides broke […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has commended the Bank of Ghana (BoG) under the leadership of Dr Ernest Addison for the intervention they made to support the economy during the coronavirus pandemic. Delivering his first state of the nation address in his second term on Tuesday March 9, Mr Akufo-Addo said “The formulation and implementation […]
One week after the Covid-19 vaccination kick-started in the Ashanti Region, a little over 45 percent of the 231,000 vaccine shots allocated for 15 municipalities and districts has been duly administered. The 45 percent represents 75,412 persons, who have so far taken the Covid-19 jab. Speaking on Akoma FM’s morning show GhanAkoma on Tuesday, March […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said that there was no famine in Ghana during the coronavirus pandemic owing to the prudent measures his administration took in the first term in the agriculture sector of the local economy. Delivering his first State of the Nation Address in his second term on Tuesday March 9, he […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has taken a swipe at critics of his government, particularly in the fulfilment of some of his major promises like the One District One Factory (1D1F) Initiative. On that flagship industrial transformation policy, President Akufo-Addo said 232 projects are at various stages of implementation. Addressing the Eighth Parliament in his […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has declared his intention to make sure the clarion call that preceded last year’s elections, among members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), for him to do more in four years will be realised. Chants of ‘4 More To Do More’ were on the lips of supporters of the NPP […]
The advent of the COVID-19 pandemic altered every human experience in significant ways. The experience of working remotely was not exciting in the early stages of the pandemic. Many of us had to adjust to new ways of working. Adjusting to the new demands of remote working and its challenges was a major hurdle, especially […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said that the verdict given by the seven-member justices of the Supreme Court on the election petition filed by Former President John Dramani Mahama, as well-reasoned and excellent. Delivering his first State of the Nation Address in his second term on Tuesday March 9, Mr Akufo-Addo said the judgment […]
COP Bright Oduro, a former Director General of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has called for the cancellation of the protocol arrangement in the recruitment process into the security. He said the protocol process leads to a lot of problems for the security agencies hence, must stop. Speaking on TV3 ahead of the State of […]
A Senior Lecturer at the University of Ghana Business Mensah, Dr Lord Mensah has noted that although President Nana Addo Akufo-Addo implemented several good policies and pro-poor programmes in his first term, the government was unable to translate the benefits into the pockets of the people. This, he said cost the New Patriotic Party (NPP) […]
Founder of the African University College of Communications (AUCC), Kojo Yankah has said that African countries continue to boast about raw God-given gifts of natural resources but they do not invest time in creative ways of adding value to make them benefit the people of the continent. In a Facebook post, he said that it […]
Oil prices briefly rose above $70 a barrel for the first time in 14 months after Saudi Arabia, the world’s top oil exporter, said its energy facilities had been attacked on Sunday, targeting “the security and stability” of global supplies. A drone attack from the sea on a petroleum storage tank at Ras Tanura, one […]
Chief Fisherman of Apam in the Central Region Kow Panyin has disclosed that ten out of the 12 bodies washed ashore, in last Sunday’s drowning, have been identified by their families. “The bodies have been deposited at the Apam Catholic Morgue. Ten of them have been identified. Two of them are yet to be identified. […]
A financial analyst with Dalex Finance, Mr Joe Jackson has noted that food prices are increasing in the country. He said he is expecting to hear the measures outlined by the government to deal with this situation in the budget statement to be presented by Leader of Government business in Parliament, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu on Friday. […]
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