Chief Executive Officer of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), Hajia Abibata Shanni Mahama Zakariah, has responded to the NPP’s National Executive Council’s (NEC) endorsement of Alhaji Farouk Aliu Mahama as the party’s parliamentary candidate for the Yendi constituency. Hajia Abibata expressed shock and dissatisfaction in a press release …
Read More »NPP confirms Farouk Aliu Mahama as Yendi Parliamentary Candidate
Farouk Aliu Mahama has been formally chosen by the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to represent the Yendi Constituency in the upcoming 2024 elections as their parliamentary candidate. The National Executive Committee (NEC) decided on the matter after convening to discuss a number of matters. On Tuesday, April 9, the party …
Read More »Forget Ejisu by-election, let’s save money and resources for Dec. 7 polls – Isham Alhassan to NDC
The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has made the decision to withdraw its candidature from the April 30, 2024, by-election for the Ejisu Constituency. On March 7, 2024, John Ampontuah Kumah, a member of parliament for the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), passed away, leaving the seat vacant. The NDC’s …
Read More »NDC to decide on Ejisu by-election on April 16
The Ashanti Region’s National Democratic Congress (NDC) has announced that a definitive decision regarding the party’s participation in the upcoming Ejisu by-election will be made on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. This statement is in response to the by-election that the Electoral Commission (EC) scheduled for April 30, 2024, following …
Read More »Digitalization crucial to continuing advancement of justice system – VP Bawumia
Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the Vice President and NPP Flagbearer, has emphasized the importance of digitization for the development of Ghana’s legal system. Speaking at the opening of LEADing Justice, an acronym for Her Ladyship Justice Margaret Torkonoo’s vision framework, on Monday, April 8, 2023 in Accra, Dr. Bawumia stated that …
Read More »EC sets April 30 for Ejisu by-election
Following the passing of New Patriotic Party lawmaker John Kumah, the Electoral Commission (EC) announced on Tuesday, April 30, that a by-election would be held in Ejisu. John Kumah, a deputy finance minister as well, passed away on Thursday, March 7, from illness at the age of 45. He departed …
Read More »Ghanaian cocoa farmers receive $47 more than Ivory Coast – COCOBOD
The Ghana Cocoa Board’s (COCOBOD) public relations officer has countered criticism from the minority in Parliament by praising the Akufo-Addo government’s achievements in the cocoa sector. Fiifi Boafo used a 58% increase in the cocoa producer price as evidence in a Citi TV interview to defend the government against claims …
Read More »“Over 700 Ghanaian products absorbed under AfCFTA’s Guided Trade Initiative” – Pres Akufo-Addo
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, announced the significant advancements being made by Ghanaian products under the African Continental Free Trade Area’s Guide Trade Initiative during the State visit of Guinea-Bissau’s President, Umaro Mokhtar Sissoco Embaló. President Akufo-Addo stated that following the initial implementation of the Guided …
Read More »Give us load shedding management 3 to 4hrs in advance – ECG to GRIDCo
The Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) made accusations against the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) for allegedly failing to follow load management directives. The ECG has responded to these claims. Concerning ECG’s compliance with load management instructions from GRIDCo’s System Control Centre (SCC), GRIDCo virtually accused the power distributor of being …
Read More »Cocoa farmers to strike to demand better farm-gate price from gov’t
The Cocoa Farmers Cooperative Association is pressing for higher farm gate prices, threatening to withhold the sale of their cocoa beans to the government. The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), on behalf of the government, declared that for the duration of the 2023–2024 cocoa season, the producer price of cocoa will …
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