The Member of Parliament for Akatsi North, Peter Nortsu-Kotoe has said the Minority in Parliament will prevent the government from carrying out its measure of weaning off public universities from the government payroll. He said if the government carries out this measure, the universities will be forced to generate their own revenue through fees to […]
President of the National House of Chiefs, Ogyeahohoo Yaw Gyebi II, has appealed to Mamprusis and Kusasis to jaw-jaw and resolve their differences rather than resorting to violence. Speaking at a meeting in Kumasi, he said “On behalf of the National House of Chiefs, permit me also to use this platform to condemn the intermittent outbreak of violence […]
President of the National House of Chiefs, Ogyeahohoo Yaw Gyebi II, has appealed to the Inspector General of Police and the Military High Command to team up and maintain law and order in Bawku. He also appealed the Mamprusis and Kusasis to jaw-jaw and resolve their differences rather than resorting to violence. Speaking at a meeting […]
The National Identification Authority (NIA) has said beginning Monday March 28, the update of records, verification of cards and card replacement will be taking place at the El-wark Stadium near 37 in Accra. Another registration centre has also be opened at the University of Ghana Business School These new arrangements follow the stampede at its […]
This year’s World Consumer Rights Day, March 15, 2022, sparked the first-ever global conversation on the consumer vision for fair digital finance as it was the for the Day: Fair Digital Finance. Digital technologies are reshaping payments, lending, insurance and wealth management, becoming a key enabler for consumers of financial services. However, in recent years and exacerbated by the […]
The President of Groupe Nduom, Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom, has admonished students to become thinkers and doers and not observers in what happens in the world. Delivering his Masterclass Lecture via google hangout to some students, Dr. Nduom who also doubles as the President and Chairman of the Governing Board of the Nduom School of […]
A young man has been shot in Buabula, a suburb of Bawku, in the Upper East Region. The young man, in his early 40s, was shot in the leg on Saturday, March 26 while trying to escape from an unknown gunman, whom he said had approached and ordered him to lie down on his stomach. […]
Vice President Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has clarified two projects he cut sod for in the Ashanti Region capital of Kumasi for which there has been controversy on social media. The sod-cutting ceremonies by Vice President Bawumia for the projects, one in 2019 and the other on Friday, March 25, have stirred controversy because they […]
A Finance and Insurance Analyst, Edgar Wiredu has said property rate tax is not for the government to collect. Rather, he said, it is purposely for the assemblies to develop their areas. Speaking on the Key Points, on Tv3 Saturday March 26, he said “Property rate tax is something you cannot debate but they are […]
A Professor at the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), John Mawutor has told the Minority in Parliament to take a second look at passing the E-levy if the country is to thrive. He made the call on the Key Points on TV3 Saturday March 26 with Dzifa Bampoh. “The minority should take a second […]
Ghana coach Otto Addo has defended Jordan Ayew after the striker was booed by fans during the 0-0 draw with Nigeria in the 2022 World Cup play-off first leg at the Baba Yara Stadium in Kumasi on Friday night. When Ayew was substituted late in the game, fans who were dissatisfied with his performance booed […]
The Authority of Head of states of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) says it remains very concerned about the duration of the transition period set for thirty-six (36) months by the Transition Charter. “In this regard, and in accordance with the Communiqué issued by the Extraordinary Summit of 3rd February 2022, the […]
An Economic Policy Analyst at the Office of the President, Dr Kabiru Mahama has said the Akufo–Addo administration is not taking refuge in the covid situation and also the ongoing geopolitical tension between Russia and Ukraine to make excuses for the challenges in the economy. Speaking on the Key Points on TV3 Saturday March 26, […]
Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has cut sod for rehabilitation and auxiliary infrastructure of Kumasi inner city roads under the Sino hydro facility. The 100 kilometres road project has been scheduled to be completed within 30 months. The project shall upgrade and improve the condition of 145 separate roads through various periodic maintenance activities like […]
An Insurance Marketer and social commentator, Mr Edgar Wiredu has said that the new measures announced by the Finance Minister Mr Ken Ofori-Atta that are aimed at dealing with the economic challenges facing the country are only meant to enable the government the 7.4% deficit target set in the 2022 budget, not necessarily to cushion […]
Former Member of Parliament for Cape Coast South, Kweku George Ricketts-Hagan has said he expected the Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta to announce a review of the implementation of the free senior high school progremme. His comment comes after Mr Ofori-Atta announced that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has no plan of cancelling or reviewing the free Senior High […]
A former Deputy Finance Minister Kweku George Ricketts-Hagan has noted that the measures announced by the Finance Minister Mr Ken Ofori Atta to deal with the challenges are not enough. “If you look at our debt and quite a number of the indicators, you will realize that the way our economy is structured is part […]
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