The National Identification Authority (NIA) on Monday, December 2021 took delivery of 18 Oman Ma pickup vehicles from the Kantanka Automobile Company. The presentation of the 18 vehicles was the first batch of 85 cars being manufactured by the Ghanaian automobile firm for the NIA. At …
Read More »Kennedy Osei Nyarko: GOIL Expected To Reduce Fuel Prices By ¢0.15 Effective Today
The Chairman of Parliament’s Committee on Transport has revealed that GOIL is expected to reduce fuel prices by 15 pesewas per litre. According to Kennedy Osei Nyarko, the government took this decision in response to the demands of commercial drivers who embarked on a sit-down strike over hikes in fuel …
Read More »Minimising Graduate Unemployment: UPSA, Innohub And NSS Join Efforts To Train Entrepreneurs
The University of Professional Studies (UPSA) is to start a Venture Lab Entrepreneurial Programme to support graduate entrepreneurs to incubate their business ideas into sustainable startups for 12 months during their National Service. This follows a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) jointly signed by the University, the National Service Secretariat (NSS) …
Read More »Private Sector Central To Ghana-Guyana Partnership Success – Dr. Bawumia
The Vice-President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has said the success of the growing strategic partnership between Ghana and Guyana would hinge to a very large extent on the productive participation of the private sector. Addressing a joint consultation meeting between government officials, captains of industry and other private sector players from …
Read More »Over 70 Passengers Escape Unhurt After Bus Catches Fire In Kumasi
More than 70 passengers escaped unhurt after a Metro Mass Transit Bus conveying worshippers to a prayer camp caught fire in Kumasi. The bus which picked up the worshippers from Suame was headed to a prayer camp at Adadietem in the Ejisu Municipality, where congregants of the Pentecost Church Ghana, …
Read More »Finance Minister: ‘The Entire Government Will Have To Shut Down If Budget Is Not Approved’
Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta has expressed concern about the possibility of a shut down of government operations if the 2022 Budget is not approved by Parliament. Addressing the press on Monday, Ken Ofori-Atta explained that if the 2022 Budget is not approved, the consequences could be dire. “The full consequences …
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GES Announces Date For First National Exam For all Primary 4 pupils
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has scheduled the first edition of the National Standardised Test for December 17, 2021. The exam, which forms part of the government’s quest to build a robust education system, will be written by 15, 391 schools nationwide. With all primary four pupils in Ghana to …
Read More »Come And Make Good Use Of Our Raw Materials – Nkwanta North DCE
The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Nkwanta North, Williams Kidignam has appealed to investors to come and make good use of crops and livestock in the district to create more jobs for his youth and to support government 1D1F program. Addressing this year’s 37th farmers day celebration in Nkwanta North …
Read More »Ofori Atta: E-levy Is Still 1.75%, It Has Not Reduced To 1.5%
The Finance Minister , Ken Ofori Atta, has said that the proposed E-levy in the 2022 budget statement has not changed. He said at a press conference in Accra on Monday December 6 that the proposal is still at 1.75 per cent. “On the matter of the E-levy, having regard …
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