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South Dayi Member of Parliament Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor has observed that the new housing project that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo cut the sod for its start on Tuesday, August 1, is expensive. He says that the state can provide affordable houses way cheaper than the figures the government is quoting. Per figures from the Ministry of Works and Housing, a ...

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban SK Bagbin, has explained to members of the aggrieved Menzgold customers on Tuesday that parliament is slow in investigating their issues, attributing it to the pending court case. During the meeting, which was led by the group’s convener, Fred Forson, the customers brought to the Speaker’s attention the difficulties they have faced over the years ...

The Minister for the Interior Ambrose Dery has said that the Police administration will soon open a firing range in to train all persons who have been licensed to wield firearms. The training, he said, would also be conducted for personnel of the police service, the Ghana Immigration Service, and other bodies. He assured that unlicenced firearms holders are going ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has justified the government’s move to initiate a new National Affordable Housing Project instead of continuing with the Saglemi Housing project, which was commenced during the erstwhile John Mahama administration but later stalled due to concerns about its viability. Speaking at the sod-cutting ceremony in Accra for the new National Affordable Housing Project, which aims ...

The National Service Secretariat has released the personal identification numbers (PINs) for registration for the 2023/2024 postings. Management released the PIN Codes on Tuesday, August 1 for a total of 142,381 final year students in 125 accredited tertiary institutions. “This does not include individual defaulters who have applied to be enrolled onto this year’s national service,” a press release issued ...

The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has revised the deadline for its debt exchange programme to Thursday August 3 from the initial announcement of August 4 2023. This, the Board explains is in compliance with the directive regarding the observation of August 4 as a statutory public holiday. On July 14, the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) launched a debt securities exchange ...

The Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta on Monday, July 31, 2023, presented the mid-year budget review in Parliament. The presentation happened after it was postponed twice from July 25 to July 27 and finally to July 31. LEARN AND TRADE FOREX WITH GOLIGFX WATCH THE VIDEO BELOW: Mr. Ofori-Atta in his presentation disclosed that Ghana is currently making modest gains in turning ...

The Minority in Parliament has said that the sod-cutting ceremony for the commencement of the National Affordable Housing Project by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is unlawful. The President cut sod on Tuesday for work to begin on the construction of some 8,000 units of affordable houses with support from the private sector. LEARN AND TRADE FOREX WITH GOLIGFX WATCH ...

Fuel prices have seen upward adjustments at the pumps barely 24 hours after the Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, presented government’s mid-year budget review. A visit to the pumps by 3news.com on Tuesday, August 1 showed that Petrol and Diesel are selling at GH¢12.95 per litre from the previous GH¢12.45. Speaking in an exclusive interview on TV3‘s New Day on ...

The People’s National Convention (PNC) has commended Parliament for passing the Criminal Offences Amendment Bill 2022, which among others provides protection to persons accused of witchcraft. Popularly known as the Anti-Witchcraft Bill, this convention seeks to criminalise the practice of declaring, accusing, naming, or labelling people as witches. The Bill, sponsored under the Private Member’s Bill by Francis-Xavier Sosu,the Member ...