Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, the former Minister of Food and Agriculture, has pleaded with the Ghanaian Parliament to put the protection of indigenous farmers and industries at the top of their agenda by limiting food imports into the nation of West Africa. He claims that the lack of a Legislative …
Read More »Most Tertiary Institutions have their funds locked-up with defunct financial institutions – PAC public hearing
The Auditor General’s report on Ghana’s Public Accounts, including Public Boards, Corporations, and Other Statutory Institutions, for the period ending December 31, 2022, has been reviewed by the Public Accounts Committee. The Ministry of Education and its Agencies’ audit report was examined by the PAC today. The following are some …
Read More »NPP praises Akufo-Addo for recent ministerial reshuffle
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) leadership has praised President Akufo-Addo’s most recent ministerial shuffle. On Wednesday, February 14, President Akufo-Addo dismissed Ken Ofori Atta, the minister of finance, along with ten Cabinet ministers and two regional ministers. In a statement dated February 14, 2024, NPP General Secretary Justin Kodua Frimpong …
Read More »Ghana spent $3m on AFCON 2023 – Sports Minister
$3 million was spent on the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), according to Minister of Youth and Sports Mustapha Ussif. Speaking on the floor of the Accra parliament on Wednesday, Mr. Ussif stated that the sum was a portion of the $5,007,840.36 that the Ministry of Finance had made …
Read More »SaveGhanaFootball conveners petitions Parliament of Ghana
Following the protest in Accra on Wednesday, the organizers of the “Save Ghana Football” demonstration gave Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin a 15-point petition. Subsequently an earlier-in-the-day march that began at Kwame Nkrumah Circle’s Obra Spot and ended at Black Star Square, the petition was presented. Along with other things, …
Read More »Resign if you can’t fix Black Stars – SaveGhanaFootball to GFA
At the ‘Save Ghana Football’ protests, some demonstrators have demanded that football administrators resign from their positions if they are unable to improve the Black Stars. The Black Stars’ group stage exit from the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations marks the third time in a row that the squad has …
Read More »Resign to end the suffering and hardships of Ghanaians – Minority to Akufo-Addo and Bawumia
According to the Minority in Parliament, President Akufo-Addo’s resignation would be better for Ghana than his most recent ministry reshuffle. Minority Leader Cassiel Ato Forson said that Akufo-Addo’s resignation is the best way to relieve the agony and suffering that Ghanaians are going through. President Akufo-Addo removed Finance Minister Ken …
Read More »Greater collaboration necessary in fight against use of improvised Anti-Personnel Mines – VP Bawumia
The Regional Conference on Addressing the Humanitarian Impact of Improvised Anti-Personnel Mines was opened by Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia, who called for immediate action to stop the thousands of unnecessary deaths and injuries caused by the spread of landmines and Explosive Remnants of War (ERWs). In a speech on Tuesday, …
Read More »Wassa Amenfi East MP underscores capacity building for Assembly Members
Hon. Nicholas Amankwah, the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Wassa Amenfi East Constituency in the Western Region, has emphasized the need of enhancing assembly members’ abilities to carry out their responsibilities in an effective and efficient manner in order to hasten community development. The MP claims that periodically increasing …
Read More »President Akufo-Addo leaves for Munich, Addis Ababa
On Tuesday, February 14, 2024, the President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, departed Ghana in order to lead the Ghanaian Delegation to the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany. The Munich Security Conference (MSC) is a well-known forum for international talks about security strategy. MSC 2024 seeks to …
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