The Convention Peoples’ Party (CPP’s) National Youth Organiser Ernesto Yeboah has pointed accusing fingers at the General Secretary of the governing NDC and a social commentator for his party latest round if internal conflict. He said Mr. Johnson Asiedu Nketia and Kwesi Pratt respectively are behind party wranglings that has pitted him and General Secretary … Read more
The Municipal Chief Executive Officer of Obuasi, Mr. Richard Akwasi Ofori Boadi Agyemang, has labeled Chiefs as noise makers in their bid to see sanity and moral uprightness among government officials. In an obvious show of solidarity with the rejected Chief Executive officer of Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA), Mr. Kojo Bonsu, by the Kumasi Traditional … Read more
The Power Ministry is expected to engage the management and staff of the Volta River Authority (VRA), Thursday. Deputy Power Minister, John Jinapor, says the meeting will afford the Ministry opportunity to address the concerns of the staff regarding the decision to cede three assets of VRA to a private company. “We are [expected] to … Read more
Agitated staff of the Volta River Authority (VRA) have protested against government’s decision to cede three assets of the power generating company to external parties. The assets, which include the T3 plant in the Aboadze thermal enclave, MRP at the Tema Thermal Power station and a parcel of land at the Kpone Thermal Power Station, … Read more
Government has delayed plans to issued a $1 billion Eurobond. The road show was led by the Finance Minister, Seth Terkper, officials from the Ministry of Finance, the Bank of Ghana (BoG) and advisors to meet with institutional investors in the United Kingdom and the United States. From August, 1-3, their mission was to raise … Read more
The Minority in Ghana’s Parliament has accused government of short changing Ghanaians, following the approval of the Early Power Deal that will see the country pay over one billion cedis for a 400 megawatts power plant. The 20-year deal was passed amidst vehement opposition from the Minority in Parliament. The Minority Leader, Osie Kyei Mensah … Read more
The United Nations’ top human-rights official has accused South Sudanese government troops and rebels of ethnically targeted atrocities, including extrajudicial executions and rapes, during renewed fighting over the last month. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR) Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein said on Thursday that preliminary findings showed that the majority of crimes were carried … Read more
Exiled Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen on Thursday dismissed an arrest warrant issued against him by a Turkish court while denying his role in the recent failed military coup. The warrant changes neither his status nor his views, Gulen was quoted by U. S. media as saying in a statement after a court in Istanbul issued … Read more
The Mahama-led National Democratic Congress government, through the manoeuvrings of Finance Minister Seth Terkper, has outwitted the International Monetary Fund, having its way on the critical issue of Bank of Ghana’s financing of government. That was after whipping Parliament to enable it to breach the key condition in the IMF’s agreement with the country. The … Read more
The Executive Secretary of the Importers and Exporters Association of Ghana, Mr. Sampson Asaki has expressed disappointment in the Ministry of Trade and Industry for lifting the ban on the inland importation of rice into the country. He said the move by government is very surprising since persons who do inland importation do so illegally. … Read more
Parliament has approved an extra 1.8 billion Ghana cedis for government spending for the rest the year. The Finance Minister requested Parliament for the stated amount in the supplementary budget. Speaker Doe Adjaho led the proceedings as the house approved the Supplementary budget. Minority kick against budget The Minority had raised concerns over the decision … Read more
The West African Gas Pipeline Company (WAPCo), has rejected claims that the government has paid some 30 million dollars as part payment of the over 100 million dollars debts owed the company. This is according to the Corporate Affairs Director for WAPCo, Harriet Wereko-Brobbey. Harriet Wereko-Brobbey who spoke to Citi Business News on Tuesday, explained … Read more
The West African Gas Pipeline Company (Wapco) said on Tuesday it had suspended the flow of gas from Nigeria to Ghana over unpaid bills by the Ghana government. Ghana’s state power producer Volta River Authority owes Nigeria’s N-Gas around $180 million, while N-Gas in turn owes the Pipeline Company $104 million, Wapco spokeswoman Harriet Wereko-Brobby … Read more
Kickass Torrents — the world’s top website for illegally sharing movies, TV shows and music — has been taken down by the U.S. government. The website’s alleged owner, Artem Vaulin, a 30-year-old Ukrainian man, was arrested in Poland on Wednesday. The international bust is a massive blow to the online torrent community, where millions of … Read more
President Mahama has assured that the government will step in to complete the construction of a teaching hospital for the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in the Ashanti Region. President Mahama stated that he would immediately begin a search for funds to finish the project which was started by the Kumasi-based University, … Read more
Authorities in Gambia have sacked 27 government officials including 10 permanent secretaries on suspicion of having fraudulently acquired official cars and other items. The officials are being investigated by the National Intelligence Agency. Nine former senior government officials and a local businessman were arrested and charged two weeks ago as part of ongoing investigations into … Read more
All customers of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) will benefit from a major relief from the government. After an “extensive consultation” with stakeholders in the power sector, the government provided the reliefs to include customers with the consumption rate of more than 50 units. Previously, government subsidies have been limited to those who consume … Read more
The President, His Excellency John Dramani Mahama has acknowledged that prospecting at the public sector are the narrowest and that graduates must explore the private and the informal sectors for jobs. Speaking at the maiden congregation of the University of Energy and Natural Resources (UENR) in Sunyani, President Mahama advised graduates to keep their eyes … Read more
The Electricity Company of Ghana will today, Monday, June 20, begin a nationwide disconnection exercise in a bid to retrieve outstanding debts owed it by consumers. The move comes on the back of attempts by the government to privatise the state power distributor. The government currently owes ECG GHC950 million while private individuals owe GH¢650 … Read more
Ghana has been handed a fine of $250,000 by an ECOWAS Court in Nigeria over the death of a 15 year old student Ogukwe Obioma, who was studying in Ghana. President of the court, Hon. Justice Micah Wrights, established that the rights of Obioma was violated which led to his death. Justice Wrights also noted … Read more