Hours after the Speaker sent the Member of Parliament for Sefwi Wiawso, Dr Kwaku Afriyie out of the House, he said he is yet to fully recover from the shock. According to him, he was only trying to draw Alban Bagbin’s attention to the fact that, he was not mandated …
Read More »GTEC Directs CAGD To Freeze CETAG Members’ July Salaries
The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has written to the Controller and Accountant General (CAGD) to withhold the July remuneration of members of the Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana, (CETAG). A press release issued on July 22 noted that the action will affect the teaching staff of all …
Read More »Away! Away! No Laptop No Council Meeting – Teachers Hoot At Deputy Education Minister
In utter discontent over failed promises by the government, the National Council of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) staged a walkout on the Deputy Education Minister, Prof Kingsley Nyarko, and their national leadership for reneging on a promise to provide a laptop each to teachers across the country. …
Read More »Why Lands Minister Was Banned From Palaces In Gonjaland – Yagbonwura PRO Explains
The Public Relations Officer for the Yagbonwura of Gonjaland, Saaka Seidu Bakari, has explained the circumstances leading to the ban on Samuel Abu Jinapor from all palaces in the traditional area. Speaking in an interview on Onua FM on Monday, July 22, Seidu Bakari asserted that the Minister for Lands …
Read More »GWL To Shut Down Barekese Water Treatment Plant
The Ghana Water Limited (GWL) has announced that it will conduct repair works on the 900mm (36”) transmission line at Breman Ahenfo due to perforation. The repair is a result of the drainage construction from the Suame roundabout to Breman Ahenfo on July 12, 2024, which caused damage to the …
Read More »NCA Responds To Public Grievances Over High Internet Data Pricing
The National Communication Authority (NCA) has responded to public concerns regarding high internet data pricing, affecting businesses and sparking outrage on social media. Many have called for the dissolution of the NCA board due to high data costs and unreliable data supply, which some attribute to MTN’s declaration as a …
Read More »CETAG Vows To Resist Illegal Salary Freeze Amid Ongoing Strike
The leadership of the Colleges of Education Teachers Association has warned it will resist any illegal attempts to freeze members’ salaries, vowing to intensify its indefinite strike until the arbitral award and negotiated service conditions are implemented. CETAG insists its strike is legal and accused the National Labour Commission of …
Read More »Video: You Represent Sefwi Wiawso, I Represent Ghana – Speaker Bagbin Sacks MP From Parliament Over ‘Rude’ Comment
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin has directed the Marshal to walk the Member of Parliament for Sefwi-Wiawso, Dr Kwaku Afriyie out of the house over a comment deemed as disrespectful. Following the nomination of two justices to the Supreme Court by President Akufo-Addo, Alban Bagbin urged the house to …
Read More »KNUST Alumnus Files Injunction Against Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dickson’s Term Extension
A graduate of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has filed an interim injunction to halt the extension of Professor Akosua Dickson’s term as the university’s Vice-Chancellor. On June 20, 2024, KNUST formally declared the reappointment of Prof. (Mrs.) Dickson as Vice-Chancellor for an additional term. During …
Read More »How Ofori-Atta Approved A $34.9 Million Payment For Ambulance Spare Parts 5 Days Before Leaving Finance Ministry
In his latest exposé raising concerns about financial mismanagement and corruption, the opposition Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has published intercepted documents from Ghana’s Ministry of Finance, unveiling a scandal involving over $34.9 million payment authorized by former Minister for Finance Ken Ofori-Atta just five days …
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