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The Majority Leader in Parliament and also Member of Parliament for Suame constituency in the Ashanti Region, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has suggested a reduction in the number of ministers of state. According to him, fewer ministers than currently exist, will lower the pressure on the public purse. Speaking at a public …

The President of the 4th Republic of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appealed to striking teachers to return to the classroom while negotiations continue with the government. The President mentioned that teachers should consider the pending BECE that must be written by third-year students in Junior High Schools.   …

Students in their final year at Usher Mills School in Accra say they will blame President Akufo-Addo if they fail the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). The students made this comment during an interview with JoyNews on the impact of the strike action by their teachers on studies.   On …

The President of Ghana  Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has expressed optimism that the country will succeed with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme. He stated that the IMF intervention is for repairs of the nation’s finances in the short term. In the long term, he said, the country will continue …

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 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 …

The Ministry of Finance has allayed fears about the fate of government’s flagship Free SHS policy and other landmark programmes. In a statement on Tuesday, the Ministry said that the Free SHS policy and other popular government initiatives would not be canceled despite the state’s application for IMF support. The …

On Friday, the Information Ministry announced that President Akufo-Addo has directed the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, to begin formal engagements with the International Monetary Fund. The decision has taken many Ghanaians by surprise. This is because before approaching IMF, the government, on numerous occasions, insisted that a bailout from the …

President Akufo-Addo has directed the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, to begin formal engagements with the International Monetary Fund, for economic support, MyGhanaMedia.com can authoritatively confirm. A statement signed by the Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, and dated July 1st, 2022 indicated that there had already been a conversation between the …

The Director of Communications at the Office of the President, Eugene Arhin says accusations by North Tongu MP, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa against President Akufo-Addo are mere propaganda to score political prominence. Mr. Ablakwa on Thursday, June 23 unapologetically accused President Akufo-Addo of spending €480,000.00 on his recent trip to Belgium …