GENERAL NEWS

The Defence Minister, Dominic Nitiwul, has pleaded with workers unions to exercise patience with the government as it negotiates with the International Monetary Fund for a bailout. According to him, if the government had the means to meet their demands, there would be no need for the ongoing strike actions …

On Wednesday, 6th July 2022,  the President of Ghana Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo  launched the $10 million grant to Small and Medium-Scale Enterprises (SMEs) initiative in the hospitality sector. The launch forms part of the government’s efforts at supporting SMEs to recover from the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic …

The Ghana TVET Service has said teaching and non-teaching staff of the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions across the country are not part of a strike declared by some teacher unions.   “Teaching and non-teaching staff of the Ghana TVET are not part of the declared strike …

The President of the Republic, H.E Nana Akufo-Addo, on Wednesday, 6th July,2022 commissioned the first batch of 45 buses out of 100 VDL Intercity buses procured for use by the Metro Mass Transit Limited. Speaking at the event, President Akufo-Addo stated that the event is significant particularly because it has …

Government has declared Monday, July 11 as a public holiday. This is because July 9, which is a Saturday, marks the day for the celebration of Eid-ul-Adha. President Nana Akufo-Addo, “in accordance with Section 2 of the Public Holidays Act (601), has, thus, declared Monday as holiday.” Mr. Ambrose Dery, …

The National Identification Authority (NIA) has dismissed the assertion circulating on social media that some Ghana Cards have been left to ‘rot’ at the Sowotuom Office. In a statement, the Authority explained that the said cards are 2D-barcode cards which were printed between 2008 and 2014 but were never issued …

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has asked parents to keep their children at home for this whole week due to the strike action by its members. The association’s Ashanti Regional Chairman, Prosper Tachie, explained that teachers will not return to classrooms for at least the whole of this …

The Vice-President of the Republic of Ghana,  Dr Mahamudu Bawumia is expected to speak on Ghana’s engagement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) at a public event on 14 July. According to a Facebook post on Tuesday (5 July 2022), his spokesperson Gideon Boako said Bawumia will be speaking to …

The government has debunked assertions that it has made a sudden turnaround from its slogan “Ghana Beyond Aid” by running to the IMF for economic bailout in the current harsh economic conditions. The Ghana Beyond Aid was a vision of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to build a Ghana where …

A Nigerian has been extradited from Ghana to the United States over his alleged involvement in fraud and information theft against some victims in Northern Ohio, and other places. 31-year-old Blessing Adeleke had earlier been arrested in Accra by the Ghana Police Service on Monday, March 14, 2022. He is …