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Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta has issued a disclaimer saying he has no social media account, therefore, any accounts bearing his name should be ignored. In a statement titled: ‘Disclaimer – Social Media Accounts for: Hon. Ken Ofori-Atta’, the Finance Minister said: “The attention of the Ministry of Finance has been drawn to a number of social media accounts bearing ...

Former President John Dramani Mahama, has said the ineptitude of the Akufo-Addo administration at governing a little over a year in office makes the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC)’s return to power in 2021 plain sailing. According to him, the inefficiency of the government in managing the affairs of state has left the citizenry clamouring for a return of the ...

The Ghana Education Service [GES], has warned that teachers in both private and public schools who inflict Corporal punishment on students would be appropriately dealt with per the guidelines of the service. In a statement signed by the Director-General of Ghana Education Service, Jacob A. M. Kor, he said, “it has come to their notice that the ban on corporal ...

The Wa Polytechnic chapter of the Polytechnic Teachers Association of Ghana (POTAG), has called on the Governing Council of the institution to cancel an upcoming induction ceremony for its Rector, Owusu Marfo. This follows series of allegations of financial malfeasance and breaches of the procurement regulations leveled against him. Speaking to Citi News, the Local Chairman of POTAG, Damie Mubashir, ...

Former President Jerry John Rawlings has added his voice to the many who are pressurizing government to abandon a military cooperation agreement with the United States of America. The government is expected, under the agreement, to give US military personnel unfettered access to some facilities around the Kotoka International Airport in Accra among other clauses. The Minority in Parliament, for ...

A student of the University of Cape Coast studying Business Management, Mr Collins Nkrumah Gyabeng, is the second Ghanaian to be rewarded with a plot of land at the prestigious Appolonia City in the on-going Guinness ‘Win a Piece of Ghana’ promotion. After the second weekly draw, Mr Collins Nkrumah Gyabeng, who emerged as the second winner, is now a ...

The government has instructed the Ghana Revenue Authority to immediately stop the charging of import VAT on some 64 commodities including condoms (sheath contraceptives). The directive follows a meeting by the Economic Management Team headed by the Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia on Wednesday, March 21, 2018 after an extensive consultation with various stakeholders. The Import VAT on the 64 ...

Bishop Charles Agyinasare, founder of Perez Chapel International, is 56 years today, Thursday, 22 March 2018. The Bishop is the Chancellor of the Perez University College, and author of several Christian books. In 2007, Bishop Agyinasare received a national award – the Member of the Order of the Volta (MV) – from former President John Agyekum Kufuor, for his outstanding ...

Former Foreign Affairs Minister, Hanna Tetteh, is likely to be hauled before Parliament to answer questions about allegations she signed a military cooperation agreement granting the United States military unrestricted access to Ghana’s military facilities in 2015. The allegation against the Minister under the erstwhile John Mahama administration was made by the current Defense Minister, Dominic Nitiwul, on Wednesday. At ...

The Ekumfi Pineapple Processing Factory, the first factory to be constructed under the government’s ‘One District One Factory’ project has cultivated 650 acres of pineapples. That’s according to the lead project manager of the factory, Daniel Adjei Kwarteng. The Ekumfi Fruit Processing Company factory when completed is expected to process pineapples for the local and international market. The managers and ...