The Special Prosecutor’s Office has begun investigating suspected corruption at the Northern Development Authority. The office is narrowing on a contract awarded by the authority to A&Qs consortium for consultant services under the Infrastructure for Poverty Eradication Programme. Of concern is the quantum of the contract sum, according to a statement from the Special Prosecutor’s […] The post Special

Fusing technology into business operations over the years has been steady but slow. Then came 2020, and Covid-19. Who would have thought that 2020 would be the year we would have to stop shaking hands and start elbowing each other, always stand two meters apart, or stop going to the office at all? The reality […] The post Seth Donkor writes: Smart working or hard labour?

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has nominated four persons for elevation onto the Supreme Court Bench. The list comprises three justices of the Court of Appeal and a Justice of the High Court. The nominees from the Court of Appeal are Justice Barbara Ackah-Yensu, Justice George Kingsley Koomson, and Justice Samuel Adibu Asiedu. Justice Ernest […] The post Akufo-Addo

125 factories dotted across the country under the One District One Factory (1D1F) initiative are currently operational. This was disclosed by the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta when he presented the mid-year budget review in Parliament on Monday, July 25, 2022. “Mr. Speaker, the President’s vision to see Ghana producing what we use for ourselves and […] The post 125

Three communities in the Chereponi district have been torched following a renewed tribal dispute in the area. The dispute is said to be over a farmland. There are no casualties. Properties have however been destroyed. Some affected persons have left the affected communities for the main Chereponi township. Police and military officers are on the […] The post Chereponi:

A leading research and public policy think tank, CUTS International, Accra is urging the Ministry of Communications and Digitalisation to extend the mobile SIM Card registration deadline to the end of the year as the majority of Ghanaians have logistical challenges in obtaining NIA cards and using the same to register their SIM. Speaking to […] The post Extend SIM

Leadership of the Senior Staff Association of Universities of Ghana says it will meet the National Executive Council (NEC) to decide on the next line of action as it continues to deliberate with government over its strike. The leaders have since last week engaged the Ministry of Education, the Fair wages and Salaries Commission and […] The post Senior Staff

Delta Air Lines’ Flight DL156 scheduled for Sunday, the 24th of July 2022 was supposed to leave the JFK airport at 11:45pm to the KotoKa International Airport in Accra. By 10:45pm, passengers including myself had checked in, gone through the necessary immigration protocols, temperature checks and were seated at Gate 39 waiting for boarding. Then […] The post Sammy

Trainee teachers across the country may in the coming days have to find alternative ways of feeding themselves as government has failed to pay their feeding grants and allowance for the past seven months. According to the teacher trainees, government has not paid their allowances for the 2021/2022 academic years, rendering their principals incapacitated. Principals […] The post Teacher

The New Patriotic Party electoral area coordinators within the Asokwa constituency of the Ashanti Region are calling on the party’s constituency chairman to render an unqualified apology to them and their newly elected General Secretary for making some “unsavoury comments” ahead of the party’s national conference. According to all the 14 electoral coordinators, the singular […] The post Apologise

The Deputy Majority Leader of Parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Markin has rejected claims that the Finance Minister breached some provisions of the constitution regarding Monday’s presentation of the mid-year budget statement. Mr. Ken Ofori-Atta appeared before the House on July 25, 2022, and presented the mid-year budget review but did not seek additional funds as has been […] The post Ofori-Atta

Minority spokesperson on Finance, Cassiel Ato Forson is accusing government and the Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) of printing more currency for the country without approval from Parliament. The former Deputy Finance Minister said the BoG and government have perpetuated an illegality which must be dealt with. “Between January and June 2022, the […] The post BoG

A spokesperson to the Vice President, Gideon Boako has dismissed the Minority’s criticism of the mid-year review of the Budget Statement and Economic Policy. Mr. Boako indicated that the Finance Minister’s review was honest and empathetic, as it admitted current challenges confronting Ghanaians. “I think the Finance Minister did his presentation so well. He personalized […] The post Ofori-Atta’s

The Ranking Member for the Roads and Transport Committee of Parliament, Governs Kwame Agbodza is not enthused about the government’s intent to charge road tolls after the completion of expansion works on the Tema Motorway Road. Speaking on Citi TV’s Point of View, Mr. Agbodza described the move as annoying, saying the Minister should resign […] The post Ofori-Atta

The Ranking Member for the Roads and Transport Committee of Parliament, Governs Kwame Agbodza, is sceptical of the September 2022 date for the start of the Accra-Tema motorway expansion project. Speaking on Eyewitness News, Mr. Agbodza said, “this government cannot be trusted at all on anything.” “If we [Parliament] rises, we may return in October. […] The post Accra-Tema

Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta says government is not oblivious of the challenges in accessing and transporting food to students in Senior High Schools across the country. He says government has put measures in place to address such challenges. Presenting the mid-year review of the Budget Statement and Economic Policy in Parliament on Monday 25 July […] The post Infrastructural