Parliament has approved the nomination of the Minister-designate for Tourism, Arts and Culture Catherine Afeku by consensus. This was after the nominee presented the appointments committee with a waiver letter given her by the national service secretariat. The Minority on the committee had earlier said they were not going to approve her as a matter … Read more
Some 205 recruits whose appointments were revoked by the National Service Secretariat are threatening legal action against the Service. The Scheme, under its new leadership, on Wednesday, February 8, terminated the appointment of some 205 persons, who were employed by the secretariat towards the end of the erstwhile National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) government in December … Read more
The Management of the National Service Scheme (NSS) has withdrawn the appointment of persons who were employed at the Secretariat by the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) in December 2016. The NSS employed some personnel in December 2016 but on the advice of the Minister of Education, has laid them off. A statement from the … Read more
According to Nana B, agric graduates will be in charge of the farms. The Deputy Executive Director of the Ghana National Service Scheme (NSS) Henry Nana Boakye popularly called ‘Nana B’, has hinted that the NSS in collaboration with the ministry of Agriculture will create one-district-one- farm where over hundred thousand service personnel will be … Read more
One of the dismissed recruits of the National Service Scheme (NSS), Edwin Afetsi, has described the termination of their appointments as “nonsense”. On Wednesday February 8, the Executive Director of the NSS, Ussif Mohammed, wrote a letter directing all the 205 last-minute recruits to go home. The dismissed personnel were recruited into the scheme by … Read more
The Minority in Parliament are vowing to block the appointment of the Minister-designate for Tourism, Arts & Culture, Madam Catherine Afeku, when the house sits today to debate the passing of nominees that were vetted earlier this week – www.entertainmentgh.com can state! According to the leadership of the Minority, the failure of the Minister-designate to … Read more
The immediate past head of the National Service Secretariat has advised sacked employees of the Secretariat to proceed to court and challenge the legality of their dismissal. Dr Kpessah Whyte is convinced the dismissal of the 205 workers who were engaged on December 15, 2016 is unacceptable and illegal. He told Joy FM’s Super morning … Read more
The National Service Secretariat took the decision to sack all last-minute recruits engaged by its former Director Dr Michael Kpessah-Whyte on the advice and approval of Education Minister Dr Mathew Opoku Prempeh, Ussif Mustapha, Acting Director of the NSS has said. On Wednesday, 8 February, Mr Mustapha issued a letter directing all the last-minute recruits … Read more
Dr Michael Kpessa-Whyte, former Executive Director of the National Service Secretariat (NSS), has asked some 205 recruits who have been dismissed by the new administration to seek justice in court. “I will advise that all those individuals should not just take the decision at it is…If they have been written to individually then they should … Read more
The National Service Secretariat has sacked all last-minute recruits engaged by former Director Dr Michael Kpessah Whyte in December last year just before the Mahama administration left office after losing the December 7 polls. A letter to that effect signed by Acting Executive Director Ussif Mustapha released on Wednesday, February 8 said the management of … Read more
The National Service Scheme has withdrawn with immediate effect, the National Service Staff recruitment which was done in December, last year. A statement issued by the managers of the scheme and signed by the Acting Executive Director, Ussif Mustapha said:”This decision has been informed by a thorough considerations of violations of due process prior to … Read more
What does it mean to serve your nation? There is a sense in which national service; the scheme operated by the National Service Secretariat, is not service to the nation. It is an avenue for school leavers to show patriotism to their country. Service with compulsion is patriotism bought on a loan. Somebody has to … Read more
Former Member of Parliament for Yabaga/Kubori, Mustapha Ussif, has been appointed by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to serve as the acting Executive Director of National Service Scheme (NSS). A letter from the presidency on Monday, February 06, 2017, said the appointment takes immediate effect. Mr. Mustapha Ussif will take the office previously occupied by … Read more
Sometimes I ask myself if National Service should be compulsory for all Ghanaian graduates? Even the name, “National Service”, in my opinion is a misnomer. It should have been national “suffering” instead. My opinion on that topic is different. Fast forward, let us engage our imaginations now. The contribution of National Service Personnel to our … Read more
President Akufo-Addo has appointed Mustapha Ussif as the acting Executive Director of the Ghana National Service Scheme. A letter signed by the President stated that “pursuant to section 15 (1) of the Ghana National Service Scheme Act, 1980 (Act 426), I hereby appoint you to act as the Executive Director of the scheme, pending receipt … Read more
The former Member of Parliament for Yabaga/Kubori, Mustapha Ussif, has been appointed by President Akufo-Addo to serve as the acting Executive Director National Service Scheme (NSS). A letter from the Presidency on Monday, February 06, 2017, said the appointment takes immediate effect. Mr. Mustapha Ussif will take the office previously occupied by Mr. Kpessah Whyte, … Read more
The minister-nominee for Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, Catherine Afeku, has admitted before the Parliament’s Appointment Committee of Parliament that she did not undertake her one-year mandatory national service after her tertiary education. She said she traveled outside the country immediately after her tertiary education. “I was living in Kenya, Nairobi at that time, and … Read more
The National Service Secretariat says the increase in the allowance of service personnel by about 60% during the erstwhile Mahama administration was not captured in government’s November supplementary budget thus it cannot be effected. The previous government in December 2016 requested the secretariat increases the allowance of service personnel by 60% and it was expected … Read more
We will pay allowances to reflect increments – NSS The Management of the National Service Scheme has debunked widespread speculations that the new administration has decided not to approve the increment of personnel allowances and urged the general public to disregard such claims. There were reports that the Nana Akufo-Addo led-government was not bent on … Read more
The National Service Secretariat has debunked claims by Service personnel that the scheme is refusing to pay the newly approved personnel allowance, announced by government. A statement signed by the Head of public Relations, Ambrose Entsiwah Jnr said the last minute increment announced by the erstwhile Mahama administration was not captured in the November 2016 … Read more