The Gas Tanker Drivers Association (GTDA) has given notice that a nationwide sit-down strike will start on Monday, August 1, 2022. In a news release dated July 29, 2022, the Association stated that the decision was made after consulting with the appropriate industry participants, including the Ghana LPG Operators (GLIPGOA) …
Read More »Ato Essien and two others will be tried on November 17 for the Capital Bank collapse
William Ato Essien, the founder of the now-defunct Capital Bank, and two other defendants will be sentenced on November 17 for stealing around GHc130M in liquidity support from the bank, which caused it to fail. This occurred during the closing of the defense for the third defendant, Rev. Fitzgerald Odonkor, …
Read More »“$35m Dome-Kitase road to be completed in 24 months” – President Akufo-Addo
On Friday, July 29, 2022, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, President of the Republic, turned the first sod for the Dome to Kitase Road, a crucial link connecting the Greater Accra and Eastern Regions. At the sod-cutting ceremony, President Akufo-Addo highlighted that over the years, a number of political parties and …
Read More »‘Free SHS review is constantly on the table’ – Ken Ofori-Atta to Ghanaians
A reassessment of the free senior high school policy, according to Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta, is always a possibility. This information was revealed on Joynews’ PM Express, when the speaker stated that the Education Minister is examining the policy to see how parents can be included without coercion. He claims …
Read More »VP Bawumia commissions ultra-modern educational facility at Tunga Zongo
On Wednesday, July 27, Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia officially opened a two-story classroom building for the Tunga Zongo Community in Dansoman, Accra. The Zongo Development Fund, a development organization established by the Akufo-Addo government to ensure inclusive and sustainable development in Zongos and other underprivileged communities, provided funding for …
Read More »Extend SIM re-registration deadline-Minority to government
The minority in the House of Representatives is requesting yet another extension of the deadline for registering SIM cards in Ghana. Sam Nartey George, the deputy ranking member of the communications committee of parliament, claimed that many people have found it difficult to register their SIM cards due to a …
Read More »Over 4000 recruited in Prisons Service in the last 4 years – Akufo-Addo
As part of its pledge to adequately increase the staffing basis of the security agency, the government has hired 4,250 individuals into the Prisons Service during the past four years. 3,700 of the 4,250 total participants were recruits, and 550 were cadet officers. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo made this …
Read More »Momo Agents call for extension of SIM card registration exercise
The existing SIM registration initiative has been urged for to be extended by members of the Mobile Money Agents Association of Ghana (MMAAG). The committee recommends extending the process until January 2023 to allow all Ghanaians who have trouble getting their Ghana cards to do so so they can use …
Read More »NABCO trainees to protest at Jubilee House over unpaid allowance
Due to unpaid stipends and the impending program termination, members of the Nation Builders’ Corp Trainees Association of Ghana (NABTAG) have threatened to protest at Jubilee House in Accra on August 10, 2022. Additionally, they are requesting that the government refrain from forcing them into the YouStart program and instead …
Read More »SIM Registration: MTN creates 6,735 for customers during weekend
To stay connected on Ghana’s greatest network, MTN Ghana is pushing its users to register their SIM cards through the various community points by the deadline of July 31, 2022. MTN is requesting that users find registration stations in their neighborhoods so that their biometric data can be collected. There …
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