President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appointed Mrs Elsie Awadzi, an international economic and financial lawyer, as the Second Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana. The President wrote on his Facebook page on Monday: “I have appointed, subject to consultation with the Council of State, Mrs Elsie Awadzi as the Second Deputy Governor of … Read more
The Executive Chairman of the Jospong Group of Companies, Dr Joseph Siaw Agyepong, has pledged his support and commitment towards the government’s sanitation agenda. Dr. Agyepong lauded the government and the President for focusing on the environment and also pledging resources to make Ghana and its capital Accra very clean, he reassured the president of … Read more
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appointed Elsie Awadzi as the 2nd Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana. The appointment is, however, subject to consultation with the Council of State. Mrs Awadzi is an international economic and financial lawyer with a total of 21 years of professional experience working in various capacities in Ghana and … Read more
The Member of Parliament for Bolgantanga East Constituency, Dr. Dominic Akuritinga Ayine, has dragged President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s nominee of Special Prosecutor to the Supreme Court. Dr. Ayine, a Deputy Minister of Justice in the previous government, is contending that it will be ineligible for Martin Alamisi Amidu to be appointed as a public … Read more
The Member of Parliament for Bolgantanga East Constituency, Dr Dominic Akuritinga Ayine, has dragged President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s nominee of Special Prosecutor to the Supreme Court. Dr Ayine, a Deputy Minister of Justice in the previous government, is contending that it will be ineligible for Martin Alamisi Amidu to be appointed as a public … Read more
The Member of Parliament for Bolgantanga East Constituency, Dr Dominic Ayine, has dragged President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s nominee of Special Prosecutor to the Supreme Court. Dr Ayine, a Deputy Minister of Justice in the previous government, is contending that it will be ineligible for Martin Alamisi Amidu to be appointed as a public office … Read more
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appointed Mrs Elsie Awadzi as the 2nd Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana. The appointment is, however, subject to consultation with the Council of State. Mrs. Awadzi is an International Economic and Financial lawyer with a total of 21 years of professional experience working in various capacities in … Read more
Utility service providers including the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) and the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) in the country are demanding an upward adjustment in their tariff. The figure they are asking for translates to about 200 per cent increases in what was approved for them in 2015. Their demand comes despite assurances from … Read more
Dr Khan Rafi A. Sahibzada, the Medical Director of Agona Swedru Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission Hospital, says the continuous delay in payment of National Health Insurance Claims has become a major obstacle to the effective running of the health facilities. He said the assurance given by the President Nana Akufo-Addo in state of nation’s Address would … Read more
On Friday December 15, 2017, the President Nana Akufo Addo cut sod for the commencement of work on the Marine Drive Project in Accra, at a ceremony attended by chiefs, political leaders and the business community. The project, which is estimated to cost about $1.5 billion, is a Public-Private Partnership project expected to transform the … Read more
The Second deputy Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has described as untrue, claims by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo that confidence has been restored to the National Health Insurance Scheme. Delivering the second State of the Nation address last week, the president noted that hospitals no longer collect extra monies from patients as used to … Read more
The achievement of the 17 United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is critical to Africa’s future development, which will be a major turning point for the Continent, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said. He said achieving the SDG’s would be an investment in the future of the youth and children of Africa and serve … Read more
Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia on Sunday joined members of the Christ Temple of the International Central Gospel Church (ICGC) at Abbosey Okai to give thanks to God for his successful recovery. He said God had been faithful and blessed him with good health; therefore there is the need to show appreciation to Him. The … Read more
This article assesses the stylistic and communicative elements of Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s 2018 State of the nation Address State of the nation addresses are expected to inspire. When the president mounts the podium to give the state of the nation address, one of the things he is expected to do as a leader is … Read more
President Nana Akufo-Addo will begin meeting his ministers one-on-one from Monday, to assess their performances. The exercise will also review the overall performance of the government after one year in office. Minister of State in charge Monitoring and Evaluation, Anthony Akoto Osei, who prepared the evaluation of the ministers for the President, says he will not … Read more
As a news editor, I keenly listen to speeches and addresses of newsmakers with the hope of reading in between the lines to convey the correct message to the eagerly awaiting public of news consumers. In fact, when the reading of the speeches are shown on television, my eye also does a good extra job … Read more
Vice President Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia joined the congregation of the International Central Gospel Church (ICGC) in Abossey Okai, Accra to thank God for a successful medical leave in the UK. Dr Bawumia returned to Ghana on Thursday, February 1, having spent 12 days in London after being taken ill. He was flown to Europe … Read more
A few days ago, the President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in fulfillment of Article 67 of the 1992 Constitution, delivered the State of the Nation Address to Parliament. This was his second address to Parliament in that regard. As usual, Ghanaians; we the citizens look forward to this all important address to be abreast with … Read more
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has described the realisation of the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals as an investment in the future of the youth and children of the African continent. According to President Akufo-Addo, the 17 UN SDGs “present our generation with the great opportunity to fight inequality on all fronts, wipe out … Read more
Agriculture alone cannot be the game-changer for Ghana, Professor Cletus Dordonoo has argued. He said every sector plays a part in the growth of the economy. The Chief Executive Officer of ClayDord Consult was contributing to discussions on TV3’s New Day on Saturday. The discussions were on last Thursday’s State of the Nation address by … Read more