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The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has replied to his critics who have called for his head. According to him, he has felt the ‘pain and aches’ but is more concerned about how the country surmounts its challenges. “You have a Finance Minister who has gone through all the pains and …

More than 80% of final-year students of the Ghana School of Law have passed their final exams. The exams were conducted in July by the Independent Examination Committee (IEC) of the General Legal Council (GLC) to choose qualified law students to be called to the Ghana Bar. The IEC is …

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Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has declared that the entire Majority Caucus is now in support of the calls for Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta to be sacked. The call for Mr. Ofori-Atta’s dismissal started with 80 NPP MPs threatening to boycott government business if he is not sacked. The Minority in …

Foreign Affairs Minister, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, is concerned about the state of the country’s economy and what it will take to revive it. According to her, the alternatives on the table do not make the situation any less biting as they will all come at a bitter cost. “The harsh …

Ghana’s Budget Statement and the Economic Policy for 2023 may not be read on November 15, as scheduled. Majority Leader Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has revealed that the current negotiation with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) may delay the presentation. The Public Financial Management Act mandates that the budget is presented next …

Communications Manager for the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Mohammed Abdul-Kudus, has dismissed rumours of an imminent fuel shortage in the country. According to him, the country has enough quantity of petroleum products in storage to sustain the demand of consumers till the next delivery of fuel happens. His statement follows …

Passport applicants in parts of the country are frustrated in their quest to secure the travelling document. For months now, most passport applicants have had their application processes protracted, which according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is due to a shortage of booklets. Despite assurances to resolve the backlog …

The Minister of Communications and Digitalisation, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful has hinted at possible sanctions for persons who deliberately refused to take part in the SIM Re-registration exercise. This comes on the back of the expiration of the October moratorium granted by the Ministry to get SIM users to re-register their cards. …

The management of the Volta Aluminium Company Limited (VALCO) has said workers, after a series of negotiations led by their union executives, made an initial demand of a 62% salary increment to the Management, and subsequently reduced it to 55%. In response, the Management of VALCO, said it offered to …