President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said the government is formulating a policy to ensure that teachers own houses before they retire. The policy, he said, tied into the general reforms in the educational sector, where the teacher was at the centre of the transformation agenda. The President said this at the 70th anniversary celebration of Prempeh College in Kumasi, ...

The Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) has signed an agreement that will see it refine 11 million barrels of crude. The agreement – a tolling crude oil processing agreement between Tema Oil Refinery and Woodfields Energy Resources Limited, a wholly Ghanaian-owned oil trading company, is backed by the world’s largest oil and gas trader. Woodfields Energy’s long history with the Refinery ...

Deputy Minister for Agriculture Kennedy Osei Nyarko says it is not the responsibility of government to promote local rice. According to him, that responsibility lies in the hands of the local processing companies. He also charged processing companies to endeavour to make their brands visible on the market as well as promote the health benefits of locally processed rice as ...

Members of the National Health Students’ Association of Ghana (NAHSAG) have expressed their displeasure at the delay in the payment of their trainee and national service allowances and have, thus, called on the Ministry of Health and relevant stakeholders to ensure the backlog is cleared promptly. According to the leadership of NAHSAG, the government has not paid its allowances for ...

The Ghana Publishing Company says it is ready to print the ballot papers for the 2020 polls. According to the managing director of the company, David Asante, the firm is mandated to handle sensitive projects such as polls. “I am still trying to understand why printing of ballot papers fizzle into the hands of private printing firms. By law, we ...

National Democratic Congress activist, Yayra Koku has charged aides of former president John Mahama, to go beyond confrontation and met out slaps, as well drag out the founder and leader of Glorious Word and Power Ministry, Rev Isaac Owusu Bempah, the next time they encounter him. The comments by the NDC member follows an altercation between an aide of the ...

The ‘love affair’ between Stonebwoy and Shatta wale seems to intensify each passing day as the two put up a spectacular performance at Stonebwoy’s concert held in Ashaiman yesterday. The two Dancehall rivals, at the just ended ‘Ashaiman to the World’ concert, performed together and sang each other’s songs on stage as the crowd cheered on in much excitement. Shatta’s ...

Akyems have “captured” Ghana under the Presidency of Nana Akufo-Addo, veteran musician Gyedu-Blay Ambolley has observed when he spoke to Nana Kwesi on Class91.3FMs’ The Big Show on Saturday, 30 November 2019. According to the afro-jazz musician, the government of Ghana’s first President, Dr Kwame Nkrumah, was a motley of cultural and ethnic diversity, but the same cannot be said ...

The forecourt of the Offinso Chief’s Palace in Kumasi witnessed some memorable performances from some top Ghanaian musicians on Saturday evening. Lilwin who was the headline act for the street carnival delivered one of his best performances to his hometown with the massive crowds cheering on their home star. The street carnival dubbed ‘SmartUp Street Carnival’ saw a thrilling performance ...

The Year of Return fever seems to have gripped American rapper, William Leonard Roberts II, known professionally as Rick Ross, as he is ready to come to Ghana. The songwriter, entrepreneur and record executive will be in Ghana on the 27th of December, 2019. Nigerian musician and businessman, Mr Eazi, made the announcement on Twitter: “Confirmed!! Rick Ross will be ...