Groupe Ideal President Adjudged Best Entrepreneur For 2016

Dr Nii Kotei Dzani, President of Groupe Ideal has been adjudged the Overall Best Entrepreneur of the year 2016 for his exceptional contributions towards the country’s socio-economic development. He was presented with a plaque at the Seventh Ghana Entrepreneur and Corporate Executive Awards 2017 held on Saturday at the Banquet Hall, State House, Accr By … Read more

Let CHRAJ Investigate…we’re Unshaken – Government

The government says it is unfazed by the petition to the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) to investigate it for a possible conflict of Interest situation in the issuance of the $2.25 billion bond. Contrary to claims that it did not follow due process in the issuance of such bond, the government … Read more

Let CHRAJ Investigate, We’re Unshaken – Government

The government says it is unfazed by the petition to the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice(CHRAJ) to investigate it for a possible conflict of Interest situation in the issuance of the $2.25 billion bond. Contrary to claims that it did not follow due process in the issuance of such bond, the government insists … Read more

Government Unshaken By Petition Over Bond Issue – Oppong Nkrumah

The Akufo-Addo government remains unflustered by the petition to Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) to investigate the possible conflict of interest in the $2.25 billion bond issue. In a Citi News interview, a Deputy Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah insisted that the bond was issued in tandem with laid down procedures, hence … Read more

Gov’t Unshaken By Petition Over Bond Issue

The Akufo-Addo government remains unflustered by the petition to Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) to investigate the possible conflict of interest in the $2.25 billion bond issue. In a Citi News interview, a Deputy Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah insisted that the bond was issued in tandem with laid down procedures, hence … Read more

Government To Issue $2bn Bond To Pay Energy Debts – Oppong Nkrumah

The Akufo-Addo government is set to issue a $2.24billion bond in the coming days to pay the huge debt burdening the country’s energy sector, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, a deputy Information Minister has disclosed. The issuance of the bond, he said Thursday on Morning Starr, is part of efforts by government to raise money over a … Read more

Nothing Untoward Happened With Gov’t’s $2bn Bond Issue – Oppong-Nkrumah

Deputy Information Minister Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah says “nothing untoward” happened with the $2.25 billion bond issued by government to arrest Ghana’s suffocating debt burden. Speaking to Joy News, he said the issues raised by the minority in Parliament over the bond are aimed at taking the shine away from the successes chalked by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo within … Read more

Apologies To Oppong Nkrumah Over ”increment In Transport Fares Unfortunate and Unfair’ Publication

Rainbowradioonline.com has taken note of a concern raised by the Deputy Minister of Information and Member of Parliament for Ofoase Ayirebi, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah over a story published some few weeks ago. The story captioned: ”Increment in Transport fares Unfortunate and Unfair” according to the law maker was a misrepresentation of what he said regarding … Read more

Nothing Untoward Happened With Gov’t’s $2billion Bond Issue – Oppong Nkrumah

Deputy Information Minister Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah says “nothing untoward” happened with the $2.25 billion bond issued by government to arrest Ghana’s suffocating debt burden. Speaking to Joy News, he said the issues raised by the minority in Parliament over the bond are aimed at taking the shine away from the successes chalked by President Nana Addo … Read more

Unregulated Freedom Leads To Chaos

Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah, Minister designate for Information, has expressed total support for the need for Ghana to have a national broadcasting law to ensure sanity in the airwaves. Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah, Minister designate for Information, has expressed total support for the need for Ghana to have a national broadcasting law to ensure sanity in the airwaves. He … Read more

Broadcasting Law Will Strengthen National Media Commission – Oppong-Nkrumah

Deputy Information Minister-designate, Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah, says the apparent weakness of the National Media Commission (NMC) could be blamed on its limited powers. He said the regulatory body could sanitise the media landscape and hold practitioners to task if it is given powers to sanction. Taking his turn before Parliament’s Appointments Committee Thursday, the Ofoase-Ayirebi MP … Read more

Broadcasting Law Will Strengthen NMC – Oppong-Nkrumah

Deputy Information Minister-designate, Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah, says the apparent weakness of the National Media Commission (NMC) could be blamed on its limited powers. He said the regulatory body could sanitise the media landscape and hold practitioners to task if it is given powers to sanction. Taking his turn before Parliament’s Appointments Committee Thursday, the Ofoase-Ayirebi MP … Read more

New Transport Fares Unacceptable

Deputy Minister designate for Information, Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah has rejected new transport fares introduced by the various transport unions describing it as unacceptable. Oppong-Nkrumah, who is a member of the Finance Committee of parliament insists the transport unions have no justifications for the upward review of transport fares. The Ofoase-Ayirebi Member of Parliament was speaking on … Read more

Increment In Transport Fares Unfortunate and Unfair

Member of Parliament for Ofoase Ayirebi and a member of the Finance Committee in Parliament, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has lamented over the 15% increment in transport fares. According to him, it would have been prudent for operators to maintain their old prices following the new tax regime [tax cuts] which has taken effect. The new … Read more

Parliament To Vet Akufo-Addo’s Last Batch of 54 Ministers In 6 Days

The appointments committee of parliament is expected to sit continuously for 6 days in order to vet all 54 ministerial nominees announced my President Nanan Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo making his full complement of his government before going on recess. Four Ministers of State including the Member of Parliament (MP) for Dome Kwabenya, Ms Sarah Adwoa … Read more

State Assets Must Be Controlled By Administrator General

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Ofoase-Ayeribi Constituency in the Eastern Region, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has proposed a law to be implemented to allow the Administrator General to retrieve state properties from outgoing government appointees . The MP and spokesperson for the New Patriotic Party transitional team wants parliament to make laws to ensure registered … Read more

President Makes More Appointments

PRESIDENT, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has named 54 persons to serve as ministers of state at the presidency and deputy ministers of state in his government. In a letter addressed to the Speaker of Parliament on Wednesday, March 15, 2017, and copied to the media, the President urged the House to approve the nominees which … Read more

Deputy Ministers’ Names Out

President Akufo-Addo’s deputy ministerial nominees will finally be announced today as the list makes its way to parliament this morning. The deputy ministers’ list is long overdue and it was virtually stalled by intense lobbying as parliament signals its intention to go on Easter recess by the end of the month. Last Friday, minority leader, … Read more

Kwaku Kwarteng, Oppong Nkrumah, Among First Batch of Deputy Ministers

The Obuasi West Member of Parliament (MP), Kwaku Kwarteng; the Awutu Senya West MP, George Andah; the Lawra MP, Anthony Karbo and the Ofoase-Ayirebi MP, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah are among the names reportedly earmarked for some Deputy Minister portfolios. Reports indicate that a first some of President Nana Akufo-Addo’s Deputy Minister nominees were taken through an orientation at … Read more

Karbo For Road; Perry, Oppong Nkrumah To Info Ministry

The Member of Parliament for Lawra Anthony Karbo will be appointed as the deputy Minister of Roads, according to a yet-to-be released statement from the Presidency. Karbo, a former deputy communications director of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), will serve under Kwesi Amoako-Atta  if he sails through the vetting. A former morning show host Kojo … Read more