Ghana Reiterates Commitment To Achieve Open Data Society

The government of Ghana has reiterated its commitment to achieving an information society; a goal which will be given added impetus with the country’s hosting of the second Africa Open Data Conference in July 2017. Ghana, one of the first countries in Africa to start an open data initiative in 2012 after signing on to … Read more

Akufo-Addo Forms Akan Government

Contrary to President Akufo-Addo’s pledge to “preserve, protect and defend the constitution” and to “do right to all manner of persons” regardless of their ethnic or religious background, appointments by the president so far indicates that he is far from sticking to his own pledge. The aL-hAJJ’s analysis of appointments made by President Akufo-Addo in … Read more

President Inaugurates Board of Ghana Investment and Infrastructure Fund

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Wednesday, April 5, 2017, inaugurated the 9-member Board of Directors of the Ghana Investment and Infrastructure Fund (GIIF), charging them to develop the country’s infrastructure space with creativity and purpose. President Akufo-Addo also urged the Board to unlock new sources of finance and investment for … Read more

Ghana To Have National Airline Within A Year

The Aviation Minister-designate, Cecilia Abena Dapaah has promised to ensure that Ghana has its own airline within the shortest possible time. According to her, she has seen documents that “can aid us get our airline”. She said this on Wednesday when she appeared before the Appointments Committee of Parliament. Answering a question on when Ghanaians … Read more

Profile of Last Batch of Ministers Nominated By President Akufo-Addo

Profile of last batch of ministers nominated by President Akufo-Addo President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Thursday announced the last batch of ministerial nominees. The Ghana News Agency hereby submits the brief profiles of the 11 nominees: Professor George Gyan-Baffour is 65 years old, and is currently a Member of Parliament (MP) for Wenchi. From July … Read more

Profiles of 3rd Batch of Ministerial Nominees

President Nana Akufo-Addo named his third and final batch of ministerial appointments at the Flagstaff House today [Thursday]. He named 11 personalities bringing his total list of ministerial positions to 36. Akufo-Addo has named his former spokesperson, Mustapha Hamid, as the nominee for the Minister Information, and former Member of Parliament for Madina, Abubakar Boniface … Read more

Cecelia Dapaah Nominated For New Aviation Ministry

Former Member of Parliament for Bantama, Cecilia Dapaah has been nominated for the newly created Aviation ministry. Her mandate involves working to develop Ghana’s aviation industry to make it very competitive within the sub-region. This also ties in with the government’s target to make Ghana a hub for West Africa to attract large volumes of … Read more

Profiles of 3rd Batch of Akufo-Addo’s Ministers

Professor George Gyan-Baffour is 65 years old, and is currently a Member of Parliament (MP) for Wenchi. From July 2002 to December 2004 he was the Director General of The National Development Planning Commission (NDPC) of the Republic of Ghana where he oversaw the preparation of the first Ghana Poverty Reduction Strategy (2003-2005) Paper. He … Read more

Profiles of 3rd Batch of Ministerial Nominees

President Nana Akufo-Addo named his third and final batch of ministerial appointments at the Flagstaff House today [Thursday]. He named 11 personalities bringing his total list of ministerial positions to 36. Akufo-Addo has named his former spokesperson, Mustapha Hamid, as the nominee for the Minister Information, and former Member of Parliament for Madina, Abubakar Boniface … Read more

Cecelia Dapaah Nominated For New Aviation Ministry

Former Member of Parliament for Bantama, Cecilia Dapaah has been nominated for the newly created Aviation ministry. Her mandate involves working to develop Ghana’s aviation industry to make it very competitive within the sub-region. This also ties in with the government’s target to make Ghana a hub for West Africa to attract large volumes of … Read more

Special Voting Continues Today

Voters, mostly security officers, who could not vote last Thursday during the Special Voting exercise will have the opportunity to do so today, Sunday, December 4. The decision was taken at an emergency meeting of the Inter-party Advisory Committee (IPAC) last Thursday. The exercise recorded a 72.69 per cent turnout last time with the Upper … Read more

Complete Biography & Profile of Dr. Raymond Atuguba, Executive Secretary to the President

Education: 2000-2004, Harvard Law School, Doctor of Juridical Sciences, with distinction. Studied: Politics and Economics of Development; Law and Development; International Law, Human Rights and Development; and Law and Organising. 1999-2000, Harvard Law School, Master of Laws. Studied: International Human Rights and Development; and International Finance. 1997-1999, Ghana School of Law Obtained certification as Barrister … Read more