NEWS

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will begin a two-region tour from Friday, October 1. President Akufo-Addo will take seven days to tour the Ashanti and Eastern regions. Addressing journalists at the Presidency on Monday, Director of Public Affairs at the Jubilee House Eugene Arhin said the President has toured 12 out of the 16 regions of Ghana. From the Ashanti Region, where ...

For the first time in about 60 years, the Bank of Ghana (BoG) has purchased gold to augment its gold reserves and shore up the country’s foreign assets. The bank bought 280 kilogrammes of the precious metal this year under a historic gold purchase programme meant to double its gold reserves and supplement the traditional ways that the country has ...

World Bank Group President David Malpass today, Thursday, 30 September 2021, called the current era of high inequality and reversals in global development progress a “time of upheaval,” and outlined steps to help boost economic growth, shorten the crisis, resume development, and lay a strong foundation for a future that is more prosperous and better prepared for global disasters like ...

Special Prosecutor, Mr Kissi Agyebeng has said lecturers at the University of Ghana are not paid well. The former Lecturer at the University of Ghana Law Faculty noted that what the lecturers receive at the moment is not enough to enable them live a meaningful life. He said they are unable to even buy bicycles for themselves from the salaries ...

Liberian Refugees at the Buduburam Camp in the Gomoa East District say they will not vacate the place to pave the way for a demolition exercise. They had been given up to today, Thursday, 30 September 2021, to relocate. This was contained in a letter signed by the District Chief Executive for the area, Mr Solomon Darko Quarm. The camp, ...

The National Labour Commission (NLC) has summoned three teacher unions which jointly announced an intention to embark on a strike action on Friday, October 1. At an August 10, 2021 press conference, the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) together with the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) and Coalition of Concerned Teachers, Ghana (CCT-Ghana) served notice to strike as ...

The Institute for Energy Security (IES) has said within the second pricing window of September, the price of petroleum products saw a “marginal” increase in the local market. The local Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs), the Institute observed in a statement, increased their price of petroleum products by between 1 to 2 per cent at the pumps. The increase, IES indicated, ...

The National Labour Commission (NLC) has summoned three teacher unions which jointly announced an intention to embark on a strike action on Friday, October 1. At an August 10, 2021 press conference, the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) together with the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) and Coalition of Concerned Teachers, Ghana (CCT-Ghana) served notice to strike as ...

The Association of Magistrates and Judges of Ghana (AMJG), has appealed to the government to pay allowances due to members on time. According to them, the way their allowances are paid is disrespectful. “We feel disrespected about the way our allowances are paid as if it is a favour being done to us,” Justice Senyo Dzamefe, the President of AMJG, ...

The Savannah Regional Executive Committee of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) has slated Friday, October 1 for its regional delegates’ conference. In a statement issued by the regional Communications Director, Mohammed Issah, the conference is scheduled to take place at Daboya in the North Gonja District. “The conference is expected to have all 17 constituency executives from the seven ...