President, Nana 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, the president urged the house to approve the nominees which include the deputy majority leader, Adjoa Sarfo, … Read more
The Vice Chancellor of the Central University College Professor Kwesi Yankah has been nominated minister of state in charge of tertiary education by President Akufo-Addo. He will work with the Manhyia MP Mathew Opoku Prempeh, who is Education minister, if approved by parliament. The President has also nominated deputy minority leader Sarah Adwoa Sarfo as … Read more
The Northern Regional Minister Saeed Salifu has called for the inclusion of peace as a criterion in ranking districts on the District League Table. Better still a new league table should be constituted to challenge traditional rulers to work towards achieving peace in the Northern region, he advocated. Speaking at the Northern regional launch of … Read more
A group, calling itself Citizen’s Watch Alliance (CiWA), has raised a red flag over the upsurge of deplorable conditions in the country’s prisons. The group consequently called on government to help improve upon the situation. They expressed this sentiment in a statement signed and issued by its leaders— Archimedes Theorem, Amankwaa Nathaniel and Kojo Obo—and copied … Read more
Parliamentary Select Committee on Land and Forestry paid a visit to Subah Infosolutions Ghana Limited, an (IT) company in Accra, to inspect a new technology developed by the company to address challenges confronting land registration and multiple sales and ownership of lands in the country. The committee, which was led by its chairman, Mr Benito … Read more
There is a credible information to the effect that Omni Bank owned by Zoomlion owner, Joseph Siaw Agyepong has almost sealed a deal with the central bank, the Bank of Ghana (BOG) for the sale and purchase of the BOG’s shares in Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement Systems (GhIPSS). And if this is finally done, … Read more
The Head of Communications of LESDEP Ernest Asiedu Caesar has resigned after seven years with the Jospong Group. The Local Enterprises and skills Development Programme (LESDEP) is a public- private partnership under the auspices of the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development. Caesar joined the group in June 2010 as a communication officer in … Read more
The head of communications of Local Enterprises and skills Development Programme (LESDEP) Ernest Asiedu Caesar has resigned after seven years with the Jospong Group. The Local Enterprises and skills Development Programme is a public- private partnership under the auspices of the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development. Caesar joined the group in June 2010 … Read more
Ernest Asiedu Caesar has resigned after seven years with the Jospong Group The head of communications of LESDEP Ernest Asiedu Caesar has resigned after seven years with the Jospong Group. The Local Enterprises and skills Development Programme (LESDEP) is a public- private partnership under the auspices of the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development. … Read more
The head of communications of LESDEP Ernest Asiedu Caesar has resigned after seven years with the Jospong Group. The Local Enterprises and skills Development Programme (LESDEP) is a public- private partnership under the auspices of the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development. Caesar joined the group in June 2010 as a communication officer in … Read more
The Minority in Parliament has criticized government’s approach to the removal of some heads of government institutions barely a few days before the new administration took over. According to the MP for Wa West, Joseph Yileh Chireh ,the recent dismissals of some top executives is most undignified and runs contrary to due process. Speaking on … Read more
More names of people who acquired state vehicles in the Mahama-led National Democratic Congress (NDC) administration are popping up. About 250 people, mostly ministers of state, appointees, chiefs, journalists and secretaries, were said to have grabbed some of these state vehicles after the assets were ‘privately’ auctioned for pea-nuts, without any public participation. Heated Debate … Read more
Policy Think-Tank, Ghana Center for Democratic Governance (CDD-Ghana) is deeply worried about by the social exclusion of many citizens from decision making at especially at the district assemblies level. It is against this backdrop the organization has launched a four-year project to be piloted in some 20 selected districts nationwide meant to promote citizens participation … Read more
Member of Parliament (MP) for Wa East has charged President Akuffo Addo to speedily introduce a legal instrument to parliament to back the new ministries he has created. Joseph Yeileh Chireh said the instrument which would clearly spell out the mandate of the new ministries need to be introduced quickly to avoid a turf war. … Read more
The many campaign promises by all the major parties notwithstanding, the 2016 elections were fought principally over only a few critical issues, and of these issues austerity (cost of living) and corruption/waste stood out. Because austerity and the macroeconomic challenges underlying it are technically quite complex, the majority of Ghanaians have tended to focus more … Read more
The many campaign promises by all the major parties notwithstanding, the 2016 elections were fought principally over only a few critical issues, and of these issues austerity (cost of living) and corruption/waste stood out. Because austerity and the macroeconomic challenges underlying it are technically quite complex, the majority of Ghanaians have tended to focus more … Read more
New government appointees to the various metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies in the Central Region are to be sworn in on Friday. A statement from the Central Regional Coordinating Council signed by the Chief Director, Kwame Oppong, directed all the assemblies within the region to liaise with the various district magistrates to facilitate the swearing … Read more
It is being speculated that National Youth Organizer of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Sammy Awuku, has refused the opportunity to serve as a deputy minister of Local Government and Rural Development, in favour of party work. According to sources at the seat of government – the Jubilee House – many elders of the … Read more
It is being speculated that National Youth Organizer of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Sammy Awuku, has refused the opportunity to serve as a deputy minister of Local Government and Rural Development, in favour of party work. According to sources at the seat of government – the Jubilee House – many elders of the … Read more
The La Nkwantanang-Madina Municipality in the Greater Accra Region has topped the 2016 UNICEF District League Table with North Tongu in the Volta Region coming in last. This District League Table was constructed in collaboration with the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, UNICEF Ghana and the Ghana Center for Democratic Development (CDD Ghana). … Read more