Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation has asked traders to stop using formalin to preserve food items since it was dangerous to human health. He said formalin was being used particularly to preserve “Koobi,” dried tilapia, and that was a recipe to cause cancer in people. Formalin in fish would make … Read more
Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation has asked traders to stop using formalin to preserve food items since it was dangerous to human health. He said formalin was being used particularly to preserve “koobi,” dried tilapia, and that was a recipe to cause cancer in people when consumed. Formalin in fish … Read more
Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, the Minister of Environment, Science and Technology Innovation, on Monday, asked Ghanaians to be safety conscious and change their attitudes for a safe environment for the wellbeing of all. He said the survival of human kind was at much risk against the background of how careless people’s attitudes had been toward the … Read more
Tullow Oil Ghana, an oil exploration and production company, has expanded its annual scholarship scheme to include more Ghanaians who study in the country’s universities. The scheme, which formerly sponsored a few students to further their education abroad, now includes students who desire to acquire higher education in the country’s universities. Announcing the awards for … Read more
The Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Professor Kwabena Frimpong Boateng, says the government will roll out a programme to enforce the law on illegal mining. The programme, he explained, would be implemented in phases, with the first phase focusing on illegal miners who operate in rivers with heavy duty machines. Prof. Frimpong Boateng … Read more
Government is set to clamp down on galamsey operations as a measure to restore water bodies in the country, Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation announced on Monday. He said as part of plans to clamp down on illegal mining, the government would ban the dredging of water bodies and rivers … Read more
It appears President John Dramani Mahama is not in a hurry to vacate the official residence of the Vice President at East Cantonments area of Accra, after spending huge sums of money to furnish his (President’s) official residence at the seat of government – the Flagstaff House. This is because the Mahama administration has commenced … Read more
Listeners of Oman FM’s morning show “National Agenda” were yesterday (Thursday) held spellbound as the radio station played a voice recording suspected to be that of former Environment Minister Mahama Ayariga, where he could be heard negotiating a contract kickback deal. The setting of the suspected kickback deal was a restaurant as cluttering of cutlery … Read more
Member of Parliament (MP) for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga, has landed himself in hot waters following a claim he made that MPs were given bribes to approve the nomination of then Minister-designate of Energy and Petroleum Resources, Boakye Agyarko. Ayariga, who is the immediate-past Minister of Environment, Science and Technology, caused public uproar last weekend … Read more
The Minority Chief Whip has descended hard on his colleague Minority Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga, saying the latter lied over his claims about an alleged bribery scandal involving the Energy Minister. Mr. Ayariga has asserted that, then a nominee, Mr. Boakye Agyarko, offered members of the Minority on Parliament’s Appointment Committee … Read more
The Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga has clarified that his dissention to the Senior Minister portfolio created by President Akufo-Addo is not borne out of hatred for the minister-designate, Yaw Osafo Marfo. Mr. Ayariga in a letter to the president argued that the Senior Minister designation was unconstitutional and “discriminatory.” He said: … Read more
President Akufo-Addo has nominated 12 more individuals to occupy various ministerial positions in his government. This is the second batch of ministerial nominees made by the President after he announced 13 others on Tuesday, January 11, 2017. In the list of new nominees submitted to Parliament for vetting and confirmation, indicated Nana Akufo-Addo had created … Read more
Dr Eric Opoku, a political communications lecturer at the University of Cape Coast, has said incoming president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo must appoint a Communications Minister who has a good knowledge of Ghanaian culture and is polite. According to him, a Communications Minister with these qualities will endear the government to most citizens, who will … Read more
The Ogoninews publisher Mr. Fegalo Nsuke caught up with Mr. Ben Ikari who is a prominent Ogoni activist and the following questions drew his responses below. OGN: What is your assessment of the gains of the Ogoni struggle since 1993? Ikari: Thanks so very much for granting me the opportunity to further add my voice … Read more
The Ogoninews publisher Mr. Fegalo Nsuke caught up with Mr. Ben Ikari who is a prominent Ogoni activist and the following questions drew his responses below. OGN: What is your assessment of the gains of the Ogoni struggle since 1993? Ikari: Thanks so very much for granting me the opportunity to further add my voice … Read more
“Famine and thirst sigh like a scythe across the field of statistics and the desert is a moving mouth”—Derek Walcott (The Fortunate Traveler) During the electioneering campaign, I hardly heard any political party commenting on the issue of the pollution of our river bodies through the activities of ‘galamsey’ operators, and the use of agro … Read more
Out-going Environment, Science and Technology minister Mahama Ayariga has defended the signing of an €18m waste management contract days after the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) lost the 2016 general elections. Mahama Ayariga said the move is not to hinder the NPP government but rather help the incoming government to management e-waste. His reaction follows … Read more
New United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday announced Nigeria’s Environment minister, Amina Mohammed as his Deputy Secretary-General (DSG). Guterres made the announcement through Stephane Dujarric, the spokesman of the outgoing Secretary-General. Guterres also announced the appointment of two other women into high-profile positions at the UN. Ms. Maria Viotti of Brazil (Chef de … Read more
Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation Mahama Ayariga has been declared as winner of the Bawku Central parliamentary elections. He polled 22,611 votes to beat closest contender Gabiena Abugri of the New Patriotic Party. The collation of results in the constituency had been rocked with controversy since Wednesday, December 7. At a point, Madam … Read more
OccupyGhana says its evaluation of some documents on the contract government signed with Alfred Agbesi Woyome has revealed government officials either connived with the businessman to defraud the state of millions or were just naïve. The pressure group last Thursday brought to light a Framework Agreement between the government and Anator Holding Company Limited owned … Read more