In the country’s fight against corruption, Nigeria has convicted some 188 people since January 2018. The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu told the VOA in an interview monitored in Accra Sunday September 30, 2018. He however, indicated that all Nigerians should be involved in the fight against corruption … The post Nigeria
Mr Haruna Iddrisu, the Minority Leader in Parliament, has proposed that new rules be developed to allow for the allocation of the District Assemblies’ Common Fund (DACF) support to the Judiciary to enable it to construct district courts across the country. The Minority Leader, also the Member of Parliament for Tamale South, said such rules … The post Minority
The West Akyem Municipal Assembly has passed a bye-law banning the use of lorry tyres in the processing of meat for sale by butchers and slaughter houses in the Municipality. Any butcher who breaches the bye-law will be liable on conviction to a fine of between 50 and 100 penalty units (GHc600-GHc1200) or in default … The post Assembly bans use of lorry tyres
The Upper West Regional Minister, Alhaji Alhansan Sulemana, on Friday inspected a 40-acre prison inmates’ farm at Baayiri in the Wa East District. The visit was under the auspices of the Food and Agriculture Minister, Dr Owusu Afriyie, and sought to find out how the farm was faring under the Planting for Food and Jobs … The post Upper West Minister inspects
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) in Upper West and a Coalition of youth groups in Nadowli-Kaleo District are in standoff over the transfer of a gynaecologist from the Nadowli District Hospital. The youth coalition is protesting the transfer of gynaecologist Ibrahim Muslim, and demanding the decision is reversed. The regional health directorate, however, says the … The post Nadowli-Kaleo
Total savings of the Wa Community Co-operative Credit Union (WACCU) has hit GH¢13.7 million. Naa Bawa Seidu, the Board Chairman, said compared with last year’s figure of GH¢12.2 million, this represented a 12 per cent growth. He was addressing the 19th annual general meeting of the Credit Union in Wa. The meeting sought to appraise … The post Wa Community
Togbe Afede XIV, the Executive Chairman of the World Trade Centre (WTC) Accra, has charged members of the African Diplomatic Corps to use their influence to convince their governments to set up WTC offices in their countries. “We at the WTC-Accra believe that one way of promoting intra-Africa trade is to expand the concept of … The post Convince
Dr Elias T. Ayuk, Immediate Past Director of the United Nations University’s Institute for Natural Resources in Africa (UNU-INRA), has said the ‘resource curse’ is a manifestation of poor governance in Africa, with Ghana not an exception. He said the closed nature of the extractive industry with few linkages to the local economy hindered sustainable … The post Ghana’s
The Bongo District Assembly, is showing strong revenue collection performance, raking in GH¢153,294.92, as of the end of the first half of the year. The figure represented 65.97 per cent of the GH¢232.378.00 it had targeted to collect in 2018. Mr Peter Ayinbisa Ayamga, the District Chief Executive (DCE), announced this at an ordinary meeting … The post Bongo
Mr Emmanuel Kofi Nti, the Commissioner General of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), has advised the public to regularly exercise to keep a healthy heart. He explained that engaging in regular exercises helps the heart muscles to be more efficient and able to pump blood through the vessels to every part of the body. “Frequent … The post Let’s exercise to keep
Mr Ron Strikker, the Dutch Ambassador to Ghana, has urged Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) to give strong backing to the Special Prosecutor to fight corruption. He said despite the resource constraints, the Office of the Special Prosecutor, could deliver on its mandate, if given the necessary support by civil society. Speaking at the SNV Netherlands … The post Give
The Upper West Regional Director of Agriculture is projecting a bumper harvest this year after 94,000 farmers registered for the Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ) programme, an initiative by government to boost food production. Mr Sasu Yeboah said there was going to be increased food production in the area. This was when he together … The post Upper West expecting
A farm labourer, Mahama Zackaria, who stole 72 bunches of palm fruits, has been sentenced to a fine of GH¢960.00 by a Kade District Court. In default, Zacharia, who pleaded not guilty, will serve eight months in prison in hard labour. Prosecuting, Detective Chief Inspector Isaac Owusu Achiaw told the Court, presided over by Ms … The post Labourer jailed for stealing palm
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