The Deputy Director of the National Service Scheme (NSS), Nana Boakye has said vigilantism is not in the New Patriotic Party (NPP) as many people may think. The National Youth Organiser aspirant said perhaps recent disturbances by some of the party’s youth members may have given room to the assertion. Speaking to Media General on … Read more
The Government will commence rehabilitation of all police stations across the country, this year, to standardise their infrastructure, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo announced on Friday. In addition, government has completed negotiations for the rollout of Phase II of the Alpha Project, which would involve the deployment of 8,700 CCTV cameras in all 216 districts, … 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
Government is doing all within its power to provide the necessary logistics and resources to the Ghana Police Service to enable it discharge its duties effectively, especially in the wake of reports of indiscipline and lawlessness. Practical support, such as increased recruitment, rehabilitation and equipping of police stations across the country to standardize the infrastructure, … Read more
Officers and men of the Ghana Police Service have been admonished to resist the temptation to tie their destinies to the fortunes of political parties or to the ruling party of the day, as they have a unique role in safeguarding the integrity of the nation. According to President Akufo-Addo, a highly professional Police Service … Read more
Government is doing all in its power to provide the necessary logistics and resources to the Ghana Police Service to enable it discharge its duties effectively, especially in the wake of reports of indiscipline and lawlessness. Practical support, such as increased recruitment, rehabilitation and equipping of police stations across the country to standardize the infrastructure, … Read more
Officers and men of the Ghana Police Service have been admonished to resist the temptation to tie their destinies to the fortunes of political parties or to the ruling party of the day, as they have a unique role in safeguarding the integrity of the nation. According to President Akufo-Addo, a highly professional Police Service … Read more
Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has signed a memorandum of understanding on behalf of the Government of Ghana for the construction of a Gulf Medical University and Teaching Hospital in Ghana. The agreement was signed between Dubai based Thumbay Group and the Ministries of Health and Education follows discussions held with the group when Dr. Bawumia … Read more
Award-winning actor Kofi Adjorlolo has made an audacious call to organisers of the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMAs) to give the Artiste of the Year gong to Ebony. “For Artiste of the Year, they have to decide and give it to her posthumously.” The veteran actor made this suggestion on Friday at the family house … Read more
The President of Ghana, H. E. Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has paid a glowing tribute to late Songstress, Ebony. The ‘Maame Hwe’ crooner died in a motor accident at Nyame Bekyere near Abesim in the Brong Ahafo Region Thursday night. President Akufo-Addo took to Twitter to mourn the death of the talented female artiste and … Read more
Government has pledged to release GH¢200 million this year to address the sanitation challenge in the country. Addressing Members of Parliament during the State of the Nation Address on Thursday, President Akufo-Addo said the state of sanitation in the cities was unacceptable. He said it was putting in place measures to resolve the debt inherited … Read more
Minority Leader Haruna Iddrisu has accused President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo of attempting to sow seeds of discord between the minority in Parliament and NDC founder Jerry John Rawlings. According to Hon. Iddrisu, it is strange that President Akufo-Addo has suddenly found a friend in the former military distator after the inhumane treatment meted out … Read more
Barely eight days into the ultimatum given to the president by the Minority in Parliament to sack the Finance Minister for his involvement in the infamous ‘$2.25 billion Kenbond saga’, the president has expressed satisfaction with the work of the beleaguered minister so far. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in his second State of the … Read more
The Government is in the final stages of agreeing with a significant investor the terms of a Build Operate and Transfer (BOT) Agreement, for the Takoradi-Kumasi railway, which will be presented to Parliament this session. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, who announced this, on Thursday, said there was already a contractor on site for the … Read more
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has expressed sadness over the sudden death of multiple award-winning songstress Ebony Reigns. Ebony, as she was popularly known, died on Thursday in a motor accident on the Accra-Sunyani highway. Many celebrities have already paid tribute to the 20-year-old artiste. President Akufo-Addo also took to Twitter on Friday to pay … Read more
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Thursday proposed that a referendum for the election of metropolitan, municipal and district chief executives (MMDCEs) should take place at the same time with the district assembly elections next year. Delivering the State of the Nation Address to Parliament in Accra, the President said the process for the Amendment … Read more
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Thursday announced that a pilot survey in the Voltaian basin for possible onshore oil discovery, has established the “presence of a working petroleum system”. “I hope that, eventually, there will be something big for us to cheer about”, he expressed in optimism in his State of the Nation Address … Read more
The various strategies devised by the economic management team led by Vice President Dr Mahamadu Bawumia have started yielding positive results, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has said. He explained that as a result, taxes had been reduced, inflation and interests rates were been lowered while economic growth was on the rise, increasing from 3.6 … Read more
At least 100, 000 young persons will be given jobs beginning March under the Nation Builders Corps initiative of the Akufo-Addo government. Under the programme, the youth will assist in public sector service delivery in health, education, agriculture, sanitation and the revenue collection department of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA). “Stakeholders have had a series … Read more
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has lauded Ecobank over a partnership deal with the National Youth Authority (NYA) to create 3000 jobs. The Pan-African bank is offering to absorb 3000 unemployed youth after undergoing a three-month training programme. The NYA on Thursday, February 08, 2018 launched the Digital Marketing and Entrepreneurship Programme for persons between … Read more