A senior UN official has said the United Nations (UN) is aiming at ensuring social cohesion in Ghana and in the West Africa sub-region. Meeting the press in Accra on her last day of official engagements in Ghana, the deputy UN Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed said but for the consistent intervention of the UN in countries … The post Concrete

Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia has dared the leadership of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) to march against the Airbus scandal and other scandals that engulfed the administration of former President Mahama if they truly believe in probity and accountability. Dr. Bawumia’s comments were in response to the NDC’s decision to embark on a march … The post NDC

The Adjudicatory Chamber of the independent Ethics Committee of the Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) has banned Mr. Ahmad Ahmad, the President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for breaching the ethics of offering and accepting gifts and other benefits. He was also fined 200,000 CHF. Ahmad was found guilty of having breached … The post FIFA

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy is due to face trial in Paris on Monday on accusations of corruption and influence-peddling. In 2014 he is said to have tried to obtain investigative secrets from a senior lawyer at the Court of Cassation through his lawyer. Sarkozy’s long-time lawyer Thierry Herzog is also on trial. If the … The post Former

In about two weeks Ghanaians will go to the polls in a historical election dominated by two key figures – the sitting president, Nana Akufo-Addo and the man he defeated in the 2016 elections, John Mahama. Mahama is seeking to come back and fulfill his constitutional second term, and Akufo-Addo would be doing the same, … The post iRIS launches development indicators

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has said his decision to seek re-election in the upcoming general elections was because it was evident that he had fulfilled his promises. The President said the 2020 elections was different from the last election held since he was a new entrant into the Presidential race and had not been … The post I am seeking re-election

Mr Alan Kyerematen, the Minister of Trade and Industry, says countries need to move beyond the narrative of a continental free trade area to operationalizing the principles of a single market and ensuring that trading is commercially and beneficially carried out. “Let’s try and go beyond the rhetoric and interrogate the conditions that will bring … The post Let’s

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), in collaboration with the Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA), is to carry out sustained nationwide tax education programmes to ensure voluntary compliance. Mr Edward Gyambrah, Acting Commissioner Domestic Tax Revenue Division, said the strategic partnership with GUTA would enable the GRA to realise its vision of mobilising enough revenue … The post Ghana

The Upper East Regional directorate of the Electoral Commission (EC) has received its share of the election materials for the 2020 Presidential and Parliamentary polls on December 7. The materials, which included; ballot papers, ballot bags and the Biometric Verification Devices among others were received in the presence of officials of the EC, the Ghana … The post Upper

Mr Kwaku Asomah-Cheremeh, the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, has reiterated the commitment of the government to partner the mining industry to stimulate broad-based sustainable growth for transformation of the economy. He said the government would continue to explore opportunities in the industry to promote linkages and integration across the supply chain and synergies … The post Government

The Ministry of Inner-City and Zongo Development (MICZD) has launched a magazine dubbed ‘Zongo Cuisine Magazine’ to promote local beverages and foods in the Zongo communities to the world. The magazine, which contains a compilation of some popular delicacies of Zongo communities in the country, seeks to increase household incomes through promotional activities that expand … The post Ministry

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has assured parents and guardians that it will ensure the safety of all school environments ahead of reopening in January 2021. Mr Victor Amponsah, an Official of the Special Education Division of the Ghana Education Service (GES) Headquarters in Accra, gave the assurance during a two-day training workshop for the … The post GES

The European Union Resilience Against Climate Change (EU-REACH) project has commenced a three-day workshop to equip the Municipal/District Planning and Coordination Units (M/DPCUs) with skills in generating geographic data (geo-data). After the training, the M/DPCUs would be required to use mobile applications for data collection, map making and geo-data management, whilst building linkages with the … The post U-REACH

The next National Democratic Congress (NDC) Government will prosecute anyone who sought to perpetuate fraud in the Agyapa Deal, Mr John Dramani Mahama, Presidential Candidate of the NDC, has said. Speaking at a mini rally at Bosomkyekye in the Asante Mampong Municipality in the Ashanti Region, Mr Mahama said all those who had being paid … The post Agyapa

A British bridge construction company that was caught in multiple bribery and corruption scandals around the world and in Ghana around 2010, Mabey & Johnson, has returned to the country on a £43m contract to build 89 bridges. This deal was developed at the third UK-Ghana Business Council in 2019. Mabey & Johnson has been … The post British

The Institute of Local Government Studies (ILGS) is rebranding its identity, image, organisational culture and staff orientation towards transformation, with the hope of upgrading to the status of a university by 2023. With the name, the “University of Local Governance Studies”, it would be capable of awarding independent degrees in the quest to maintaining its … The post Local

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Saturday commissioned the first Ghanaian made mini-hydro power plant at Alavanyo Abehenease in the Hohoe Municipality of the Volta Region. The facility is to generate 45kW of power, which was initially designed as a 30kW power plant, and situated on the Tsatsadu Waterfalls. It is a run-of-river scheme and does … The post President

The killing of a black man at the hands of supermarket security guards in Brazil sparked protests in several cities against racism on Friday. Protesters took to the streets in Sao Paulo, Brasilia and Rio de Janeiro with signs reading “Black Lives Matter” and “racism is a virus.” A group of demonstrators clashed with police … The post Protests in

The Director-General of Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Reverend Daniel Ogbarmey Tetteh says the Commission is taking pragmatic steps to strengthen the capital market and to protect investors’ funds. Among the measures is the issuance of new guidelines for market operators and migration from a compliance-based framework to a risk-based approach to take care of … The post Securities

A survey conducted by the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), has established that a higher proportion of Ghanaians have expressed their willingness to vote a woman as President when the opportunity comes. According to a recent survey conducted by the commission across the nation, a relatively larger proportion of respondents 66.2 per cent affirmed … The post Ghanaians