Oseikrom Aduanipa, a popular eatery at East Legon in Accra, has been caught by the Electricity Company of Ghana for undertaking illegal connection, and has since been disconnected from the national grid. According to evidence gathered by ECG, managers of the facility did a meter bypass and were served notice to appear at the office […] The post ECG disconnects East Legon eatery
The wife of the late Vice-President of Ghana, Aliu Mahama, has died. Hajia Ramatu Aliu Mahama (neè Egala) died on Thursday, April 7, 2022. The news was shared by his son, the Member of Parliament for the Yendi Constituency, Farouk Aliu Mahama, who said the late Mrs. Aliu Mahama passed on in the early hours […] The post Late Vice President, Aliu Mahama’s wife dies appeared
The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, on Thursday, April 7, 2022, delivered an address on the state of the Ghanaian economy. Speaking at an event jointly organised by the Danquah Institute and the NPP’s TESCON at Kasoa in the Central Region, the Vice President touched on issues bordering on Ghana’s rising debt stock, the cedi […] The post Bawumia’s address on Ghana’s
The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, was silent on the controversial Electronic Transfer Levy (E-levy) during his much-anticipated economic lecture on Thursday. The only time the Vice President came close to mentioning the tax policy was when he was talking about taxes and levies abolished and reduced by the Akufo-Addo government within the last five […] The post Bawumia
A leading member of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) Dr. Kwabena Duffuor on Thursday launched Phase One of a grassroots party empowerment and a self-financing project dubbed the ‘Ahot?’ Project for the opposition NDC party at the Ashaiman constituency in the Greater Accra Region. The party elders as well as the rank and file […] The post Kwabena
Vice President, Mahamudu Bawumia has attributed Ghana’s rising debt stock to the COVID-19 pandemic and the banking sector clean-up. Addressing a National Tertiary Students Confederacy (TESCON) Training and Orientation Conference at Kasoa in the Central Region, Dr. Bawumia said the country’s debt to GDP ratio had “increased by 17.6 percent” between 2019 and 2021. He […] The post COVID-19,
The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has attempted to give reasons for the troubles of the Ghana cedi. The head of the government’s economic management team blamed the woes of the cedi largely on negative credit ratings, challenges in getting the 2022 budget passed, and the refusal of investors to roll over their monies in […] The post Bawumia
Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, insists that the foundations of Ghana’s economy are not weak as perceived. He maintains that the fundamentals are still “strong and resilient” despite the existing economic recession. Speaking on Thursday at the National Tertiary Students Confederacy (TESCON) Training and Orientation Conference at Kasoa in the Central Region, the Vice President […] The post ‘Ghana’s
The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has acknowledged that Ghanaians are going through hard times. Delivering a lecture on the economy at a National Tertiary Students Confederacy (TESCON) Training and Orientation Conference at Kasoa in the Central Region, Dr. Bawumia said “the economy is what we feel in our pockets. I acknowledge that we are […] The post ‘I
The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources has refuted claims that its National Consultative Dialogue on illegal small mining across the country amounted to GHS 10 million without stating specifically how much was expended. The allegation was made by the Member of Parliament for Tamale North and Deputy Ranking Member on the Lands Committee, Alhassan […] The post Lands
The AGA-Obuasi Community Trust Fund has since the 2019/2020 academic year disbursed a total of GH¢180,000.00 in tertiary education grants to support 120 brilliant but needy students in the Mine’s operational areas. This was revealed at a short ceremony in Obuasi to announce scholarships to the third batch of 40 beneficiary students. A total of […] The post AGA
A 30-minute downpour last night ripped off homes of over 150 people in the Ullo community of the Jirapa Municipality of the Upper West Region and displaced more than half of the community. The only health facility in the community was severely affected, rendering health care delivery practically impossible within the premises. Assemblyman for Ullo, […] The post Upper
The Obuasi Municipal Assembly led by the Municipal Chief Executive, Elijah Adansi-Bonah has distributed 1000 coconut seedlings to 19 farmers in the Municipality to help increase coconut production. This Assembly had already distributed 40,000 oil palm and citrus seedlings to farmers in the municipality. The seedlings were in line with the government’s Planting for Export […] The post Obuasi
A man has been lynched by some residents of Fijai in the Sekondi Takoradi Metropolis of the Western Region following his alleged involvement in a series of crimes in the area. According to an eyewitness, the deceased, 30-year-old Nana Kojo Duah, often used devious means such as dressing as a catholic priest to target and […] The post Takoradi: Suspected
Thousands of Kenyans are scrambling to beat a deadline set by the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) to register their SIM cards or have them switched off. The regulator ordered mobile network operators Safaricom, Airtel, and Telkom Kenya to register their customers by April 15 to avoid deactivation. This is the third time the regulator […] The post Long
In an effort to mitigate challenges associated with access to funding, Achieve, a mobile application offered by Ghanaian-owned Petra Securities Limited, has held its maiden start-up link-up program to bring together young entrepreneurs and potential investors for mutual benefit. The event also presents a platform for startups to expand their network, build their business, birth […] The post Achieve
The Supreme Court has granted New Patriotic Party (NPP) Bono East Regional Chairman, Kwame Baffoe, alias Abronya DC, permission to serve a writ on Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu, and 8 other former John Mahama appointees via substituted service. The vociferous NPP Chairman went to the Supreme Court last year, invoking its original jurisdiction for the […] The post Serve
The Colleges of Education Non-Teaching Staff Association of Ghana (CENTSAG), has declared its intention to strike from Monday, April 11, 2022. According to the association, several engagements with their employers and the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) since January 2022 have not yielded the desired results of improving their conditions of service and payment […] The post Non-teaching
The Ministry of Energy has rejected the assertion by former Power Minister, Dr. Kwabena Donkor that Ghana risks returning to the days of erratic power cuts also known as ‘dumsor’ because of the state of the country’s energy generation capacity. Dr. Donkor at a press conference in Accra warned that Ghana might soon return to […] The post Dumsor
A Deputy Minister for Finance, Abena Osei-Asare, has sued the publishers of the New Crusading Guide newspaper, its editor-in-chief, Kwaku Baako Jnr. and a journalist, Frank Amponsah, for allegedly associating her with a demolition carried out at Roman Ridge in Accra in October 2021. The deputy minister said the publication, headlined, “Dubai Embassy Demolishing Spree, […] The post Deputy
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