GENERAL NEWS

Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs), Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) and State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) have been directed to reduce fuel allocation to political appointees and their Heads by 50 per cent. The Cabinet directive, which takes effect from January 2023, is expected to reduce government expenditure on fuel consumption. …

Public sector workers, Municipal Metropolitans and District Assemblies (MMDAs) have been asked not to give out hampers to their stakeholders this Christmas. Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta announced this decision on Thursday while presenting the 2023 Budget in Parliament. The decision forms part of the government’s measures to rationalise its expenditures …

The government has reduced the Electronic Transfer Levy rate from 1.5% to 1%. The daily transaction threshold has also been removed. This, according to the government, will allow more Ghanaians to use the service. This was announced by the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta on Thursday, November 24, during the 2023 …

The President of Ghana, H.E  Akufo-Addo has left Ghana for Qatar ahead of Ghana’s opening game against Portugal at the ongoing FIFA World cup. The President is expected to meet, and motivate the technical team and the playing body before Thursday’s opener. Nana Addo is off to Qatar to support …

Following a cash donation made by the NPP Constituency First Vice Chairman of the ruling New Patriotic Party of the constituency to the Otumfuo Community Reading Challenge (OCRC) organized by Otumfuo Osei Tutu II Foundation on November 11, 2022, the award-winning student (Miss Lordina Serwaa Agyapong) in this year’s competition, …

President Nana Akufo-Addo through the Ministry of Health has appointed Professor Otchere Addai Mensah, a Senior Lecturer at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi.   A formal letter from the ministry of …

Okyenhene Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin has ordered for the destoolment of Benkumhene of Asamang Tamfoe Nana Boakye Darkwa over illegal mining. This was after some residents in the community calling itself Concerned Citizens of Asamang Tamfoe petitioned the Akyem Abuakwa judicial council on November 9,2022 accusing the chief of engaging …

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced that results for this year’s WASSCE will be released on November 30. The Council says it has successfully completed the marking and co-ordination of the papers at all 49 venues and has commenced the processing of the results.   WAEC in a …

The Ghana Private Road Transport Union have improved on their services lately, to meet the current and modern digital innovations being used by developed countries to improve the standards of their services in the transport sector.   Read the statement below release by GPRTU   For many years the greatest …

Ten students of Agogo State Senior High School (SHS) in the Ashanti Akim North District of the Ashanti Region have been mercilessly beaten by teachers for fetching water outside the school campus. According to the students, they went to the community near the school to fetch water following water shortage …