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A former Finance Minister under the erstwhile President John Evans Mills administration, Dr Kwabena Duffuor has admonished the government to focus on Technical and Vocational Training (TVET) as it is the only effective solution to rising youth unemployment in Ghana. “The neglect of technical and vocational training over the years …

The former Minister of Finance, Dr Kwabena Duffuor has revealed that more than half of Ghanaians in employment are earning a very low income. According to him, a low rate of formal employment would affect the government’s revenue generation, particularly with taxes adding that there is a high incidence of …

The Kaneshie District Court has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of the MP for Madina, Francis-Xavier Sosu. It comes after the Madina MP failed to appear in court for the third consecutive time. Counsel for the MP, Victor Kwadjoga Adawudu, on Monday (29 November) told the court his …

Details are emerging about how seven police officers who were penciled for promotion after declining a GH¢250,000 bribe from some arrested armed robbers in Kumasi Alabar in 2015 have been denied their promotion by the Police Administration.   The police officers named Superintendent Reverend Samuel Nyamekye Adane-Ameyaw, Chief Inpsector Bossman …

The Minority in Parliament has outlined 5 conditions under which it will approve the 2022 Budget presented to Parliament by the Finance Minister on Wednesday, November 17, 2021. In a statement issued on Sunday, the Minority stressed that until government includes, reviews and withdraws certain policies and initiatives in the …

Executive Director for African Center for Energy Policy (ACEP), Benjamin Boakye, has predicted that Ghana’s energy-sector debt could surge to ₵7 billion by the close of the year 2021and ¢12.5  billion by 2023 if urgent measures are not put in place to check debt accumulation in the sector. Speaking on …

The National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) is aimed at encouraging the study of Science and Mathematics at the second-cycle institutions. The objective of the NSMQ has been to promote the study of the sciences and mathematics, help students develop quick thinking and a probing and scientific mind about the things …

The National Identification Authority, NIA, has postponed its services for updating personal records and replacement of lost and damaged cards. These services were scheduled to start today, Monday at Regional and District offices nationwide, but the authority in a statement noted that “many people are yet to pick up their …

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The Minority caucus in parliament has taken on the Majority side following the latter’s posturing after the rejection of the government’s 2022 Budget Statement and Economic Policy. It said aspersions on the character of the Speaker, Alban Bagbin by members of the Majority is in bad taste and must not …