The NDC General Secretary Johnson Asiedu Nketia alleged in a recent media interview that Dr. Kwabena Duffuor’s Ahotor project was intended to be a donation to the party headquarters rather than an effort to improve the welfare of party members at the grassroots. The response follows concerns expressed by the …
Read More »Man purportedly attempts suicide by jumping off the Tamale flyover
A suspected suicide attempt by a middle-aged man who jumped from the Tamale flyover is being looked into, according to police in the Northern Region. In the incident that happened on Monday, a man in his 30s is thought to have jumped from the flyover and landed on the ground …
Read More »Atimpoku Shell’s business is closed by NPA for selling fuel diluted with water
The Shell fuel station at Adomi Bridge, Atimpoku, in the Eastern Region has had its activities suspended by the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) because it allegedly sold water-laced petroleum products to unwary customers. This comes after a video that went viral on social media and a complaint regarding a possible …
Read More »Footwear Manufacturers call on gov’t to create Shoe Factory in Ashanti Region
As part of its one-district-one-factory flagship program, the Nkokoajosuo Footwear Manufacturers Association at the Kumasi Central Market of the Ashanti Region has urged the government to create a shoe village. The association claims that the creation of the shoe village will aid in uniting all footwear manufacturers and increase market …
Read More »Putting stones on leaking cylinder regulators dangerous-Fire Service cautions public
The public is being advised by the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) to stop putting stones at their gas cylinders that are leaking and to purchase new regulators. The Service reports that there have been a lot of house fires across the nation. Fire officer Abdul Rahman told the media …
Read More »Three ‘ghosts’ earn Gh¢1m at Ministry of Finance – A-G’s report reveals
The Ministry of Finance (MoF) paid three individuals a total of GH1,112,895.96 in salary from January 2020 to December 2021 despite the fact that they were not employees of the Ministry, according to the Auditor General. A Principal Spending Officer of a covered entity is required to ensure that only …
Read More »2021 A-G’s report: 88 Ministry of Education employees receive Gh¢1.08 million in “unearned salary”
According to the 2021 Auditor-report, General’s 88 former Ministry of Education employees received a total of GH 1,082,455.02 in “unearned pay” after they “left” from the organization. The report stated, “We noted that 88 staff members who left their respective institutions received unearned salaries totaling GH1,082,455.02.” “We recommended that the …
Read More »AG’s report cites over 6,800 companies, businesses and individuals who owe Gh¢ 111m in taxes
According to 13,721 selected tax files from 21 Domestic Tax Revenue Offices of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) in the Greater Accra Region, 6,856 businesses, legal entities, and people owed GH111,652,263.00 in corporate and individual income taxes for the assessment years of 2019, 2020, and 2021, according to the Auditor-Report …
Read More »Nigerien detained in Kenyasi for having 556 bags of government-subsidized fertilizer
A Nigerien national was detained by the Kwabre Kenyasi Police in the Ashanti Region after they discovered him in possession of sacks of fertilizer that they believed to be government-subsidized. Shaibu Adamu was taken into custody on Friday in Abirem-Jamase, close to Kenyasi, together with 556 bags of fertilizer. On …
Read More »Government pays Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) to workers
Workers in the public sector have received a Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) payment from the government in the sum of GHc485,000,000.00 (four hundred and eighty-five million Ghana Cedis). The Controller and Accountant-Department General’s (CAGD) released a statement containing this information on August 29, 2022. According to the press release, …
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