The leadership of the University Teachers of Ghana (UTAG), has agreed in principle to call off their strike after a crucial meeting with the Education Committee of Parliament. This was revealed by the Ranking Member of the Education Committee, Peter Nortsu-Kotoe, who said UTAG will announce their decision after …
Read More »Don’t Allow Politicians To Abuse Free Speech – John Kufuor To Media
The former president John Kofi Agyekum Kufuor has condemned the media for opening itself up to be used by politicians to champion their parochial interest in the name of free speech. At least three individuals including the executive director of ASEPA, Mensah Thompson and governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) Bono …
Read More »Aggrieved NABCo Trainees Hit The Streets Of Accra Over Delay In Payment Of Allowances
Beneficiaries of government’s Nation Builders Corps (NABCo) programme are set to hit the streets today in protest of what they call an undue delay in the payment of their allowances. An extension of their service period by government has not been followed with the necessary financial commitment as many of …
Read More »Government To Begin Taxing Online Businesses By April 2022
In a frantic effort to achieve an ambitious 80.3 billion Ghana cedis tax revenue target for the year 2022 and also attain a tax to GDP ratio of up to 16.5%, the government has initiated moves to widen the tax net and broaden the tax scope. Aside from the introduction …
Read More »Pamela Djamson-Tettey Appointed As New Managing Director Of Ghana Airports Company
Pamela Djamson-Tettey has been appointed as the new managing director of the Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL), an official statement on Thursday said. It follows an emergency meeting by the board of the Ghana Airports Company Limited on Wednesday (16 February) after Yaw Kwakwa submitted his resignation, the statement from …
Read More »Former President, John Mahama Denies Coup Plot Allegations
The former President John Mahama has dispelled claims that he is orchestrating a plan to unconstitutionally overthrow the government. Mr Mahama, in a February 16 statement, dismissed any such assertion of any coup describing it as false. The Bono Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Baffoe, popularly …
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Sputnik-V Fiasco: Attempts To Remove Health Minister An Act In Bad Faith – Majority
The Majority in Parliament is accusing the Minority of bad faith with its motion for a vote of censure on the Minister of Health, Kwaku Agyeman Manu. The house after months of delay finally adopted the report of the Ad-hoc committee set up to probe the botched Sputnik-V deal. But …
Read More »Minority In Parliament Initiates Vote Of Censure To Remove Health Minister Over Sputnik V Deal
The Minority in Parliament is pushing for the removal of the Minister for Health, Kwaku Agyemang-Manu, over his ‘dishonest’ role in the Sputnik-V vaccines procurement scandal. In a memo to the Speaker of Parliament calling for a vote of censure, the Minority said his actions were a “direct breach of …
Read More »A/R: NPP Executives Rubbishes Allegations Against Ejisu MP And Regional Party Chairman Ahead Of Internal Elections
The executives of New Patriotic Party in Ejisu Constituency of the Ashanti Region has rubbished the allegations made by Some angry members of the party against Ejusi MP and the regional Chairman Ahead Of Internal Election. Some angry members of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the …
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