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The World Bank has commended the President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and the Minister of State in charge of Public Procurement, Hon. Sarah Adwoa Safo, over their efforts at introducing a policy that aims to economically empower women, Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) and the youth through the award of government contracts. The Ministry of Public ...

UK Prime Minister Theresa May has told President Akufo-Addo and other African leaders attending the Commonwealth heads of government meeting in London that it is wrong for homosexuals to be persecuted for their sexual orientation. She said her country is therefore ready to help African countries to reform their laws to accommodate the interest of homosexuals. While acknowledging efforts being ...

Member of Parliament for Ada East constituency, Comfort Doyoe Cudjoe-Ghansah, is alleging that some appointees in the current administration are guilty of receiving double rent. She said some of them are reportedly receiving accommodation allowances while occupying state bungalows. Mrs. Doyoe Cudjoe-Ghansah’s comments follow the Criminal Investigations Department (CID)’s decision to investigate some former appointees of the erstwhile Mahama administration ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has told investors and business leaders from the UK that Ghana is the ideal place in the West African region to invest and conduct business. According to President Akufo-Addo, “Ghana is a haven of peace, security and stability, a country where the principles of democratic accountability are now firmly entrenched in its body politic, and ...

Former President John Dramani Mahama will soon announce his candidature for the flagbearership of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Bernard Allotey Jacobs has said. “Mahama will soon announce his candidature and I am sure it will be a good one. NPP is only tricking people with their policies and so we have to save them. John Mahama is a prophet ...

  Ghanadailies.com have confirmed a statement from Commonwealth Hall of the University of Ghana known as Vandals are demanding justice to their fellow students whose videos was shared on social media which went viral. The video which shows a young man who was held in one of the Rooms in Mensah Sabbah Hall threatened with cutlass, beaten and his hair ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has suspended from office, with immediate effect, the chairperson of the Board of the National Sports Authority, Kwadwo Baah Agyeman. His suspension follows the arrest and deportation of over 50 Ghanaians who were illegally entering Australia for the just ended Commonwealth Games. Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia communicated the decision of President Akufo-Addo to Mr. ...

The embattled Managing Director of Metro Mass Transit Limited (MMT), Bennet Aboagye, says he paid an amount of GHC40,000 to bait some people who tried to blackmail him. According to him, he took the decision based on advice from his lawyer, Dr Amoako Tuffour, whom he informed of the ploy by some people to tarnish his image. MMT staff petition ...

Authorities of the University of Ghana say they will not hesitate to take disciplinary actions against any student found culpable in the recent clashes on campus. Director of Public Affairs of the University, Mrs. Stella Amoa has cautioned students to seize fire or face the music. “…so I will urge any student who has any intention of continuing with these ...

Tullow Oil has indicated that it plans to end its routine shutdowns on the Jubilee FPSO by the end of this year. The London-based oil firm expects to shut down production from its Jubilee field offshore Ghana three times during 2018 to enable the completion of the FPSO repair works. According to Mr Awotwi, there would be two more shutdowns ...