Senior Lecturer at the Department of Economics, University of Ghana, Dr. Priscilla Twumasi Baffuor has said that government’s over expenditure in 2020 amid the Covid-19 pandemic has taken a toll on the economy. Speaking on Newsfile, on Saturday, she explained that there was much-unplanned expenditure including freebies like free electricity …

Ghana kept alive their hopes of reaching the 2022 World Cup in Qatar after beating South Africa by a lone goal to topple Bafana Bafana in Group G and qualify for the play-offs. Andre Ayew scored the only goal in the nerve-wracking encounter at the Cape Coast Stadium on Sunday …

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Black Stars head coach, Milovan Rajevac has named his starting line up for the crunch tie against the Bafana Bafana of South Africa. Ghana requires a win against South Africa in this evening’s tie with anything other than that meaning Ghana will miss out. Black Stars starting XI: 16 Wollacott …

The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) says it is poised to tackle illegal payments demanded by service providers from clients while accessing healthcare at the various facilities. Dr Ernest Kwarko, the board chair of the NHIA says the Authority will soon introduce an electronic payment system to curb such practices …

The Deputy Majority Leader, Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin, has heaped glowing tributes on the Vice President of the Republic, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia. In a statement made on the floor of Parliament on Friday, November 12, the Effutu Member of Parliament said; “Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia is another calm character, easy of …

Head Coach of South Africa, Hugo Broos has hit out at World’s football governing body FIFA for approving the Cape Coast Stadium as home venue for Ghana in 2022 World Cup Qualifiers.     According to the Belgian trainer, the over three hours of travel by road from Ghana’s capital …

Northern Regional Minister, Alhaji Shani Alhassan, has described the death of nine pupils of the St Lwanga R/C Junior High School in a boat accident in the Saboba District as a national tragedy.   Addressing a gathering to commiserate with the bereaved families, the minister led a government delegation to …

The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has forwarded a case docket in connection with an alleged $36 million procurement fraud of electric meters’ belonging to the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) which happened in 2016 to the Office of the Attorney General for prosecution.   This follows the conclusion …

Parents of the Junior High School final Year Candidates who will sit for their Basic Education Certificate Examination on Monday have been advised to support their wards financially after their final examination to help them bear better fruit in life.   Speaking in an interview with Mrs. Linda Nyarko Yeboah, …