POLITICS

According to Vice President of the Republic of Ghana Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, about GH400 million has been lost due to ghost identities on the National Service Scheme(NSS) and the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) pension plan. The Vice President claimed that 14,000 ghost names on the NSS and …

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, …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

A former Energy Minister, Hon. Boakye Agyarko has underscored the performance of the previous New Patriotic Party (NPP) National Executives and urges the new one to emulate the B.J Da-Rocher’s style of leadership. According to the NPP presidential candidate aspirant, the former was not firm in decision making and had …

Adwoa Safo, a Dome Kwabenya lawmaker who was reported to the Privileges Committee for absenteeism, would not be decided upon until later, according to Speaker of the House Alban Bagbin. Following a discussion from all sides of the House on Thursday, July 28, 2022, the Speaker postponed making a decision. …