POLITICS

President Akufo-Addo has reiterated that calls for him to sack the Finance Minister are unjustified. Speaking on Kumasi-based OTEC FM on Monday, President Akufo-Addo said there is absolutely no basis for him to relieve the Minister of his position. Lands For Sale There have been several calls from some CSOs and other critics alike for the President to sack the ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Sunday, 16th October 2022, commissioned the 330 kilovolt Kumasi to Bolgatanga Transmission Line Project, at the commencement of his four-day tour of the Ashanti Region. The project, which is an integral part of the West Africa Power Pool Project, seeks to reinforce the Ghana Transmission System, and ensure the export of at least 100 ...

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has observed that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has been taken out of context when he said he was not scared of the threats to vote against the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the 2024 elections. A short statement issued by a Deputy Communications Director of the governing party, Ernest Owusu-Bempah after Mr Akufo-Addo’s comment ...

Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has said negotiations between the Government of Ghana and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a programme, have not stalled. He explained that usually, it takes between six to nine months for a porgramme under the Fund to be sealed. Mr Oppong Nkrumah was reacting to a comment by the Director of Research at the ...

The General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has officially declared his intention to contest the chairmanship position of the NDC. Mr Nketia made the declaration in a joint interview on Accra100.5FM and CTV morning shows, today, Thursday, 13 October 2022. Lands For Sale “Yes I have the intention of picking up a form to ...

The Minister of Energy, Dr Mathew Opoku Prempeh has underscored the commitment of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, to increase investment in renewable energy and reduce the carbon footprint of Ghana. The Minister made the statement as the Special Guest when he addressed the Opening Ceremony of the COP 27-Global Student Pre-Summit which was held under the auspices of the ...

Director of Research at the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) Dr John Kwakye has said that the IEA is spearheading the passage of legislation to cap borrowing by government. In his view, this is the surest way to control reckless borrowing by governments and uncontrollable indebtedness. In a tweet, Dr Kwakye said ” The Institute calls on key stakeholders, including ...

The Speaker of Parliament, Mr Alban Bagbin, has urged parliamentarians across Africa to pay much more attention to climate change, emphasising the risk it has on the continent. He said this at the 145th Inter-Parliamentary Assembly Conference in Kigali, Rwanda. As the Speaker and leader of the Ghana delegation, he touched on the effects, risks and challenges of climate change ...

Ghana’s Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta is in Washington, DC, to attend the 2022 IMF and World Bank Annual meetings and advance negotiations with the IMF on a Programme that addresses Ghana’s macroeconomic and structural challenges. As part of the Annual Meetings Programme, the Finance Minister, on October 11th, 2022, attended the 108th Meeting of Ministers and Governors of the Group ...

The Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, responsible for Lands and Forestry, Benito Owusu-Bio, has sounded a clear warning to illegal miners to stay off forest reserves as he stressed that regardless of positions, they will be driven out and sanctioned. “No matter who you are, we don’t care, if you enter the forest reserves we will drive you ...