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200 illegal lotto operators formalize with NLA
At least 200 banker to banker illegal lotto operators in the Greater Accra region have formalized their operations with the National Lottery Authority (NLA). The move is part of efforts to sanitize the lottery business in Ghana. The NLA has given all illegal lotto operators up to December to formalize their business or risk closure. It has vowed to clampdown ...
Read More »We can’t employ all UT, Capital Bank workers – GCB MD
The staff of the erstwhile UT and Capital Banks will undergo skills assessment requirements in order to be employed at GCB bank. At a press conference on Tuesday (August 15, 2017) the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of GCB, Raymond Sowah said they will retain some staff based on the job skills the employees have. “We shall conduct a skills assessment ...
Read More »Licensing exam for teachers a waste of time – NAGRAT
National Association of Graduate Teachers [NAGRAT] has kicked against the introduction of a licensing examination for graduates of Colleges of Education. President of NAGRAT, Christian Addae-Opoku said it will not make sense that the Ghana Education Service will mandate the schools to produce professional and after the graduation of the trainee teachers, make them write another exam before they are ...
Read More »NAB blows GHC5m without approval – AG report
The National Accreditation Board has been cited in the latest Auditor General Report for financial irregularities exceeding 5 Million Cedis. In 2014 the NAB used 4.6 Million Cedis of its internally generated funds without approval from the Finance Ministry. It also spent over 700 Thousand Cedis to pay allowances to its board and committee members contrary to the approved rates. ...
Read More »9 illegal hotels shut down by Ghana Tourism Authority
The Ghana Tourism Authority in the Eastern region on Tuesday, August 15, 2017 commenced an exercise to shut down unapproved Guest Houses and hotels in the region. Some 9 guest houses and hotels in Adwaso, Aburi, Manpong, Abiriw, Akropong – Akuapem and Adukrom all on the Akuapem Ridge were shut down 11 more within the region are expected to be ...
Read More »I would rather be a chop bar operator than a lazy journalist – Zita fires
The newly wedded former minister of information under late President Atta Mills and former diplomat, Sabah Zita Benson formally know as Zita Okaikoi has fired back at a journalist who reported that she is now operating a chop bar. According to her, the video on which the report was made was put on her own WhatsApp profile yet the reporter ...
Read More »Kwesi Pratt explains how Capital Bank took him to court
The Bank of Ghana announced the revocation of the licenses of UT Bank and Capital Bank, following the inability of the two banks to turn around their negative capital adequacy position which has lingered on for some time now. Speaking to the issue on Tuesday’s edition of Peace FM morning show, ‘Kokrokoo’, the Managing Editor of the Insight newspaper, Kwesi ...
Read More »Council of State backs creation of new regions
The Council of State has backed the creation of new regions by the Akufo-Addo government. The creation of three new regions out of existing ones featured prominently in the campaign of the then presidential candidate of the NPP in the run-up to the 2016 general election. Last week, the President told Chiefs in the Western region that all is set ...
Read More »India applauds Akufo-Addo’s people-centered policies
India’s Minister of State for External Affairs, M.J. Akbar, has applauded the policies and programmes being implemented by the Akufo-Addo government. Describing Akufo-Addo as “a father of democracy in Africa”, Mr. Akhbar indicated that the government and people of India celebrate the ongoing contributions made by President Akufo-Addo to Ghana’s development. “We celebrate also the fact that your programmes and ...
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