The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) has dropped a case against former President John Mahama’s brother Ibrahim Mahama. SSNIT hauled Mahama to court over alleged non-payment of social security contributions (Gh¢1 million) of his staff at Engineers and Planners (E&P). Mr. Mahama was in court in person on Saturday, May 13, 2017 and … Read more
The Civil and Local Government Staff Association of Ghana (CLOGSAG) has called on the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament to investigate the nature of consultancies on the government payroll and their output to determine how beneficial they have been to the state. The association said millions of cedis of the taxpayers’ money had, over … Read more
It is emerging that, whilst workers have hard times cashing benefits due them from the Social Security & National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) as contributors, with some workers unions questioning calculation formulas, SSNIT found hard currency to make dubious procurements in order to initiate an identification project to align workers contribution and accounts. A document in … Read more
The Minister of Railways Development, Mr. Joe Ghartey, has urged African investors to invest in the development of infrastructure in Ghana, where the security and fruitfulness of their capitals are guaranteed. He said the prospects in railway development and energy renewable production, were particularly, bright. Mr Ghartey was addressing the African Investors (Ai) CEO African … Read more
Mr Joe Ghartey, the Minister of Railways Development, has said Government would in the next three and a half years construct approximately 1200 kilometres of rail to boost Ghana’s economy. He said: “The building of a modern railway network coupled with our programme of developed associated rail infrastructure under the programme. “From Stations to Cities,” … Read more
Minister of Railways Development, Joe Ghartey, has encouraged foreign investors to consider investing in Ghana’s infrastructural sector, especially the country’s rail subsector. Hon. Ghartey disclosed this while delivering a keynote address on behalf of Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia at the AI CEO African Pension Wealth Fund Leaders’ Summit 2017 held in Durban, South Africa … Read more
An estimated 12 million people in the informal sector of the economy are without any form of pension, a situation that leads to loss of income in retirement and perpetuates old age poverty, Samuel Walterberg, CEO of People’s Pension Trust has said. Though the informal sector accounts for 85 percent of the World Bank estimated … Read more
Cal Bank has told its shareholders it will “likely initiate a corporate action to raise more capital this year” despite ending 2016 with a minimum capital in excess of GH¢100 million. The additional capital will be needed to ensure that the bank meets Bank of Ghana’s (BoG) new recapitalisation figure, to be announced later in … Read more
Some displaced mineworkers at Gbani in the Talensi District of the Upper East Region have levelled strong threats to start a new life with armed robbery after government struck their employers, the Shaanxi Mining Company Limited, with indefinite closure Thursday- sending home over 500 mining employees. A letter was served Tuesday on the Chinese company … Read more
The new management of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), appears disinterested in a whopping GH¢477.3 million loan it granted to eight public and private institutions and organisations, but busily chasing paltry sums owed by private companies by way of workers’ social security contributions. The Auditor-General’s 2015 Audit Report to Parliament, revealed that … Read more
The new management of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), appears disinterested in a whopping GH¢477.3 million loan it granted to eight public and private institutions and organisations, but busily chasing paltry sums owed by private companies by way of workers’ social security contributions. The Auditor-General’s 2015 Audit Report to Parliament, revealed that … Read more
Ibrahim Mahama will soon outpace Woyome in their race to swindle Ghana The notorious Alfred Agbesi Woyome is on record to have been aided by some NDC gurus and/or government appointees to dupe Ghana out of GHS51.2 million. His swindling of Ghana was conspicuously facilitated by Mrs Betty Mould-Iddrisu, the then Attorney General, with Barton … Read more
The Management of the National Service Scheme (NSS) says it is going to validate all national service personnel on government of Ghana payroll before they receive their allowance. A statement released and signed by Acting Executive Director, Ussif Mustapha said the directive comes as a follow-up exercise to reforms in the e-zwich payment system. The … Read more
Most teachers have not received their salary for last month The April salary of nearly 14,000 teachers have been mistakenly blocked by the Controller and Accountant General’s Department. The mistake, according to officials of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) occurred while the government was making attempts to clean the payroll of ghost names … Read more
A public outcry over an alleged environmental devastation, expressed in a tone more emotional than any heard in recent times in the Upper East Region, has taken over the Talensi District after some Chinese expatriates allegedly polluted the water consumed by inhabitants of the area through “illegal” mining activities. Speaking to newsmen at a news … Read more
The Social Security and National Insurance Trust(SSNIT) has said the lawsuit against construction firm, Engineers and Planners(E&P) is still pending because the company defrayed its debt only a day before the court action. The Public Affairs Director of SSNIT, Eva Amegashie said the case is still open, adding that it only lies in the bosom … Read more
The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) has confirmed that Engineers & Planners Company Limited owned by Ibrahim Mahama, brother of ex-President John Mahama, has settled all its debt. The mining firm had to be dragged to court over the non-payment of its workers’ social security. But on Monday, May 1, it dismissed the … Read more
The government has given a lifeline to 26,589 public sector workers who failed to register biometrically with the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT). Although they will not receive their April 2017 salaries, the government has assured the affected workers that those who biometrically upgrade their personal data with SSNIT by May 3, 2017, … Read more
Engineers & Planners Company Limited settled arrears owed the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) a day before hearing was to take place at the SSNIT Saturday court on April 29, 2017, following the suit against its Chief Executive Officer, Ibrahim Mahama. The Public Affairs Director of SSNIT, Eva Amegashie, confirmed this to Citi … Read more
Construction firm, Engineers and Planners(E&P) has responded to allegations by the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) that the company failed to pay the Social Security Contributions of its workers. E&P claimed it had settled all its indebtedness as of April,28,2017. The company, owned by Ibrahim Mahama, brother of former President, John Mahama was … Read more