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The attack on the UTV studios on Saturday, October 7, 2023, during a live broadcast by alleged NPP thugs has been condemned by the Ministry of Information. On Sunday, October 8, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, the minister of information, issued a press release that read in part: “The right to free …

The President of the Private Newspaper Publishers Association of Ghana (PRINPAG), Mr Andrew Edwin Arthur says allegation by Prof Frimpong Boateng that the Minister for Information, Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah, met journalists at Dodowa to plot how to bring him (Prof) down cannot be true. The respected Professor of Medicine, who was …

Professor  Kwabena Frimpong Boateng,  the former Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation has offered fatherly advice to Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah after he cited him among officialdom who frustrated his illegal mining fight. The celebrated surgeon said it is normal for the Member of parliament for  Ofoase Ayirebi …

The President of the republic, H. E Akufo-Addo has signed into law the three new tax bills recently passed by Parliament. Information Minister. Kojo Oppong Nkrumah made this revelation on JoyNews’ The Probe.   According to him, the document has since been given to the Clerk of Parliament for the …

The Minister for Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has clarified President Akufo-Addo’s comment about his uncertainty regarding how ‘galamsey’ kingpin, Aisha Huang, exited the country in 2018. President Akufo-Addo in an interview on a Ho-based radio station on Monday, as part of his tour of the Volta Region said he is …

The Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah   has said some dollars will be injected into the economy soon to halt the sharp depreciation of the Ghanaian Cedi. Kojo Oppong Nkrumah said about $2 billion will hit the government’s account shortly. For the breakdown, he said $750 million is expected from …

Following violent clashes between Ofoase Zongo and Brenase Youth in the Ofoase-Ayirebi constituency last Thursday, Member of Parliament (MP) for the area, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has visited both sides of the impass to calm tensions and called for peace. In an engagement with townsfolk and traditional leaders on both sides, …

The Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has dismissed claims that government is the cause of the country’s decline in the 2022 Press Freedom Index. Speaking in Parliament, the Minister noted that after comprehensive investigations, the slump can be attributed to poor remuneration of journalists. In May, it came to light …

Award-winning Ghanaian actress, Lydia Forson, has urged the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) to apologise to Ghanaians, amidst the current economic difficulties. Her call follows a decision by government to resort to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for economic assistance. According to her, an apology from government will show ‘honest …

There is a glimmer of hope for beneficiaries of the Nation Builders Corps (NABCO) despite the economic challenges of the country. According to the Information Minister, government intends to roll trainees of NABCO onto the yet-to-be-launched YouStart programme. Kojo Oppong Nkrumah who was speaking on JoyNews’ The Probe noted that …