The National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) has expressed its gratitude to government following its approval of a request from the National Service Secretariate (NSS) to increase the allowance of service personnel by about 60 percent. Service personnel will from January 2017 be paid a monthly allowance of GH¢559 instead of the GH¢350 they currently … Read more
Government has approved a request from the National Service Secretariate (NSS) to increase the allowance of service personnel by about 60%. Service personnel will from January 2017 be paid a monthly allowance of GH¢559 from the GH¢350 they currently receive. A letter sighted by citifmonline.com from the Ministry of Finance indicated the ministry gave the … Read more
Government has approved a request from the National Service Secretariate (NSS) to increase the allowance of service personnel by about 60%. Service personnel from January 2017 will be paid a monthly allowance of GH¢559 from the GH¢350 they currently receive. A letter sighted by citifmonline.com from the Ministry of Finance indicated the ministry gave the … Read more
Government has approved a request from the National Service Secretariate (NSS) to increase the allowance of service personnel by about 40%. Service personnel from January 2017 will be paid a monthly allowance of GH¢559 from the GH¢350 they currently receive. A letter sighted by citifmonline.com from the Ministry of Finance indicated the ministry gave the … Read more
Government has approved a request from the National Service Secretariate (NSS) to increase the allowance of service personnel by about 40%. Service personnel from January 2017 will be paid a monthly allowance of GH¢559 from the GH¢350 they currently receive. A letter sighted by citifmonline.com from the Ministry of Finance indicated the ministry gave the … Read more
A recruitment interview allegedly conducted by the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) today appears to confirm claims by Mr. Osafo Marfo, head of president-elect’s transition team, that the outgoing government is making political assistants permanent staff. “We’ve heard of conversion of temporary staff of political assistants and some of the staff we took on into permanent … Read more
Why Dr Bawumia could keep NDC in opposition for sixteen years By K. Badu The title of this periodical may appear somewhat sophistic and eccentric to many observers, however I will dare state that the caption encapsulates the content, which is largely undergirded by extant literature, experiential learning, theoretical and knowledge-based resources. Interestingly, Ghana’s Fourth … Read more
K Badu unravels reasons why the National Democratic Congress (NDC) could be made to remain in opposition for as long as sixteen years by Vice President-elect, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia. Read on… The title of this periodical may appear somewhat sophistic and eccentric to many observers, however I will dare state that the caption encapsulates the content, … Read more
The title of this periodical may appear somewhat sophistic and eccentric to many observers, however I will dare state that the caption encapsulates the content, which is largely undergirded by extant literature, experiential learning, theoretical and knowledge-based resources. Interestingly, Ghana’s Fourth Republic is 288 months old, and the day-to-day management of the country within that … Read more
President John Dramani Mahama’s first term in office has been buffeted by several scandals that have cost Ghana huge sums of money in lost revenue and, in some cases, embarrassed the country. Here are eight of such scandals: 1. Bus branding scandal: Last year, investigations into the branding of 116 Metro Mass Transit Buses involving … Read more
President John Dramani Mahama’s first term in office has been buffeted by several scandals that have cost Ghana huge sums of money in lost revenue and, in some cases, embarrassed the country. Here are eight of such scandals: 1. Bus branding scandal: Last year, investigations into the branding of 116 Metro Mass Transit Buses involving … Read more
Is NDC under God’s sentence of condemnation? By K. Badu I must admit, identifying one’s self as an ideologue of transparency, probity and accountability is not a bad idea. But it somehow becomes extremely troubling and hypocritical when a group of people who claim to be the exponents of such ethos would then make a … Read more
I must admit, identifying one’s self as an ideologue of transparency, probity and accountability is not a bad idea. But it somehow becomes extremely troubling and hypocritical when a group of people who claim to be the exponents of such ethos would then make a ‘U-turn’ and dip their hands into the national coffers. This … Read more
In his attempt to lustrate the country off the perceived sleaze and corruption, the founder of the NDC Party, J. J. Rawlings, elbowed his way through Ghana’s political scene via a series of coup d’états , ruled despotically for eleven years and then formed the National Democratic Congress Party. As a matter of fact, Rawlings … Read more
Most of the parliamentary candidates for the National Democratic Party (NDP), founded by Nana Konadu Agyeman- Rawlings, are thieves who were indicted in the financial scandal at the National Service Secretariat that came to light two years ago, Johnson Asiedu Nketia, General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has alleged. According to Mr Nketia, … Read more
The National Service Secretariat has denied withholding allowances of personnel for December 2016 and January 2017. The secretariat, reacting to rumours in sections of the media that it will withhold allowances for December and January, said it will duly pay all personnel on time without delay. In a statement signed by the Head of Public … Read more
As you take office in the forenoon of 7th January, 2016, I want to present to you the development and political participation challenges of Ghana’s Youth to add to your in-tray and the priority areas you must focus on. The youth of Ghana face increasing marginalization in national development and political participation. We have created … Read more
Reports circulating in the media that the Government of Ghana will not be paying National Service personnel their December 2016 and January 2017 allowances as part of International Monetary Fund (IMF) conditionalities are false, Dr Michael Kpessa-Whyte, acting Director of the National Service Secretariat, has said. On Friday, there were reports to the effect that … Read more
President John Mahama has responded to critics who say he has failed in bringing to book claims of corruption among some public officials in his government. He said Ghana’s constitutional rule must be respected and allowed to work adding he would have acted arbitrarily if Ghana were still in the era of the Provisional National … Read more
Shai hills which is located in the Shai Osudoku District Assembly is known for having lots of hills. This area of the district is made up of hills that is vested with rocks which is good for our construction sector. Moving from Tema towards Akosombo, most of the hills and the mountains are found on … Read more