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The National Lottery Authority (NLA) is planning to triple its earnings to government by streamlining activities of stakeholders, especially banker to banker operators. The Authority pays about Gh¢35 million every year to government. The NLA has drafted a strategic plan to formalise the banker to banker operators. It has begun talks to scrap taxes on the commission it gives operators ...

Independent oil and gas company, Tullow Ghana Limited, has renewed a 3-year partnership agreement with education and football academy “Right to Dream”. The move is geared towards driving its Science Technology Engineering and Maths (STEM) Initiative. Speaking at a ceremony at New Akrade in the Eastern Region, Social Performance and Public Affairs Manager, Kwasi Boateng highlighted STEM as Tullow Ghana’s ...

Education Minister Mathew Opoku Prempeh has berated the attitude of Ghanaians stating that Ghanaians are difficult people to govern. According to the minister, although Ghanaian contractors are always pushing for more contracts, they do not want to be punished if they breach the terms of their contracts. “Ghanaians are very difficult to govern. If you touch that contractor now, you ...

The Minority in Parliament has accused the Speaker, Rt. Hon Prof. Mike Oquaye, of frustrating efforts of the opposition to hold government accountable. Minority Chief Whip and Asawase MP, Alhaji Mubarak Muntaka complained, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) MPs have observed the Speaker sidelines key NDC MPs during debates. He said the Minority Leader once stood up for almost 15 ...

The government has revealed, the World Bank and the Saudi government will be funding efforts to provide comprehensive free Senior High School education. Education Minister, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh said this at a news conference in Accra Thursday, that the World Bank will provide $40m to support low-performing schools. Concessionary funds will be sourced from the Saudi government to construct ...

The Minority in Parliament has abstained from ongoing deliberations in the House regarding the government’s planting for food and jobs program. This was after the minority leader Haruna Iddrisu was stopped from asking a follow-up question by the Speaker when the Agric minister appeared before the House for questioning Thursday. “I have consistently made it clear to both sides of ...

The Minister of Education, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has disclosed that award-winning young actor Abraham Attah volunteered to become ambassador for government’s Free Senior High School programme at no cost to the State. Dr Prempeh came under a series of criticism on social media after announcing Attah, who is schooling in the United States, as the face of the major ...

The Minister of Education, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has outlined the modalities for the implementation of government’s free senior high school (SHS) policy which starts in September 2017. According to him, government will only fully fund the education of students over the three-year duration. This means that students who are repeated for non-performance will subsequently have to pay their own ...

The Minister of Education, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has outlined the modalities for the implementation of government’s free senior high school (SHS) policy which starts in September 2017. According to him, government will only fully fund the education of students over the three-year duration. This means that students who are repeated for non-performance will subsequently have to pay their own ...

Alliance for Accountable Governance has intercepted the response of the Deputy Electoral Commissioner in charge of Corporate Affairs, Mrs Georgina Opoku Amankwah, to the Economic and Organised Crimes Office to allegations levelled against her by the EC Chair, Mrs Charlotte Osei. In her response, Mrs Georgina Opoku Amankwaah revealed on page 11 that the EC Chair had specialised in paying ...