President Akufo-Addo has asked Ghanaians to ignore news that seek to suggest that he is superintending over an over-bloated staff at the Jubilee House, the seat of government. The president said he was bequeathed with 706 public and civil servants and that he had only employed 292 personnel to help run his administration. In an annual report to parliament on ...

Government will provide the necessary resources to the country’s tertiary institutions to expand their infrastructure to meet the expected rise in student population following the implementation of the Free Senior High School (FSHS) programme, Vice President Bawumia has assured. The Nana Akufo-Addo government will also provide opportunities for continuous hiring and training of the necessary human resources to facilitate proper ...

Fidelity Bank will meet the Bank of Ghana’s (BoG) minimum capital requirement of GHS400m by the 31 December 2018 deadline, the bank’s Managing Director, Jim Baiden, has said. Speaking to customers and officials of the Bank of Ghana at a customer appreciation dinner in Accra, Mr Baiden said the bank’s current capital position is very close to the new capital ...

Chair of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation has said without strong public services and committed public servants, there will be no efficient delivery of expected public goods and services. Mo Ibrahim said public service is the pillar of governance and without an efficient implementation of any commitment, however strongly voiced will not amount to anything. This was contained in the Foundation’s ...

Managing Director of TV Africa, Ekow Blankson has unequivocally described the current crop of actors as jokers. Known for movies such as ‘The Intruder’, ‘Diary of the Black Hustler’, ‘Total Exchange’, ‘Frozen Emotions’, ‘My Mother’s Heart’, ‘Check Mate’, ‘The Secret Burden’ and ‘A Woman’s Desire’, Ekow Blankson in an interview with SVTV mentioned that these actors are not interesting to ...

Outspoken academician Professor Stephen Adei has urged Ghanaians to concern themselves with the input and output of the number of staffers at the Jubilee House – seat of government- rather than the large number. The tall list of Presidential staffers has angered most Ghanaians with many accusing the President and his government of deceit after the NPP complained about the ...

Two members of Ghana’s contingent to the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia did not return. The Ghana Badminton Association have confirmed Stella Amassah and Gifty Mensah disappeared from team Ghana’s camp and have still not been found. This comes on the back of team captain Botsyo Nkegbe’s claims on the Joy Sports Link, Saturday, that he was sure ...

A 24 year-old woman has given birth in a Durban hospital to a child believed to be fathered by Jacob Zuma, News24 reported on Friday. According to the report, the former head of state is believed to have visited the baby under strict security on Thursday night. “They had to clear the maternity ward for other patients. Hospital staff made ...

Pollster Ben Ephson has advised members of the governing New Patriotic Party to retain their national executives who brought the party to power as they go to the polls to elect new officers in June. Acting national chairman of the party Freddie Blay, under whose watch the party came to power, is being contested by veteran Steven Ntim and Alhaji ...

Cocobod has announced plans to undertake a nationwide exercise to remove all swollen shoot-affected cocoa trees, to prevent the spread of the viral disease. The control programme, which has received government’s approval and is expected to commence soon, will include replanting over 1,000 hectares of cocoa trees in a 4-year period. The Executive Director, Cocoa Health and Extension Division (CHED) ...