Balogun Olalekan assumes office as MD of UBA Ghana
The Board of Directors of United Bank for Africa Limited (UBA Ghana) has appointed Mr Olalekan Balogun as the new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Bank. A statement issued in Accra by the Bank and copied to the Ghana News Agency on Thursday said the appointment took retrospective effect from May 08, […]
Namibian president bans new cars for ministers
Namibian ministers and government officials have been banned by the president from buying a new car for five years so that the money can be spent on dealing with coronavirus, a tweet from President Hage Geingob’s office says. The measure will save $10.7m (£8.8m), the tweet says. It adds that the money will instead be […]
NPP Aspiring MP disqualified as youth organizer demand explanation
Vetting of NPP Parliamentary Aspirants are on-going in Constituencies throughout the country. While some Constituencies are no go areas because the aspirants are seasoned MP’s, other constituencies are up in arms for the disqualification of some contestants. One of such victims is Lincoln Edward Addo in the Trobo Constituency in Greater Accra. The Youth Organizer […]
Over 7,000 government employees cannot be accounted for – Auditor General
More than 7,000 government employees cannot be accounted for. This is according to the latest Auditor General’s Payroll and Personnel Verification Audit report. It indicates that out of 522,478 supposed active employees expected, a total of 7,823 remained unaccounted for at the end of the enumeration exercise. The Auditor General has therefore recommended to the […]
Cameroon: Six opposition Party members arrested for distributing face masks
Six members of Cameroon’s opposition party, the Cameroon Renaissance Movement (MRC), have been arrested for distributing face masks and hand sanitisers in the capital, Yaoundé. The six men were picked up at the Mokolo market, one of the largest in the country. Opposition activists say that the arrests were politically motivated. But police say that […]
Who Really Are Frontline Workers?
NEWS COMMENTARY ON DEFINITION OF FRONTLINE WORKERS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST COVID-19 One of the terminologies that has defiled operational definition since the outbreak of the Coronavirus otherwise known as COVID-19 is the phrase “frontline workers”. In the military the front-line troops are those who are closest to the enemy. If this military definition is […]
Coronavirus: Ghana Diaspora Women donates PPE’s to Abuakwa Polyclinic
Abuakwa Polyclinic in the Atwima Nwiabigya South Municipality of Ashanti region has received Personal Protective Equipment, PPE, worth thousands of cedis from the Ghana Diaspora Women, a non-profit organization that seeks to empower women and increase female participation in the policy making processe. The donation is to support the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. The […]
Singer Yemi Alade faults Buhari’s choice of top aide
Nigerian singer Yemi Alade has waded into politics by criticising the appointment of Ibrahim Gambari as President Muhammadu Buhari’s new chief of staff. Mr Gambari is a retired diplomat and previously served in Mr Buhari’s military government in the 1980s. He replaces Abba Kyari, who died last month from coronavirus. The fact that he is […]
Burkina Faso: Twelve terror suspects ‘found dead in their cells’
Twelve people arrested on suspicion of terror offences have been found dead in their police cells in Burkina Faso. The prosecutor for the town of Fada N’Gourma said 25 people had been detained overnight on Monday, and “unfortunately, 12 of them have died during the course of the night in the cells they were being […]
Coronavirus: Health Minister urges Ghanaians to adhere to safety protocols
The Minister of Health, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, has reiterated the call for all to strictly adhere to social distancing and other safety protocols, as a means of fighting COVID-19. Speaking at a media briefing in Accra, the worried-looking Minister noted, that despite the education and information being championed by the media, many Ghanaians still throw caution […]
Statement on re-opening of drinking bars, pubs was accidentally issued – Tourism Minister
The Minister for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Barbara Oteng-Gyasi has clarified information that was put out by the Ghana Tourism Authority, regarding the re-opening of drinking bars and pubs. The Ghana Tourism Authority, which is an industry regulator issued a statement, paving the way for some hospitality businesses including drinking bars to resume operations. But […]
Coronavirus: Rebekah Awuah Foundation supports government efforts
The government of Ghana as part of efforts to intensify the fight against the deadly coronavirus, announced the compulsory wearing of face masks at public places from April 20, 2020. Following this, the Rebekah Awuah Foundation, an organization passionate about creating positive change stepped up to help provide the protective garment to senior citizens and […]
Coronavirus Sanofi: France resists idea of US getting vaccine first
France has said it would be “unacceptable” for French drug giant Sanofi to prioritise the US market if it develops a Covid-19 vaccine. The government was reacting to remarks by Sanofi CEO Paul Hudson, who said “the US government has the right to the largest pre-order because it’s invested in taking the risk”. Prime Minister […]
Set up committee to draft workable stimulus package – GUTA
The Ghana Union of Traders’ Associations (GUTA) on Thursday called for the setting up of a committee of relevant stakeholders to come up with a workable plan for disbursing government’s stimulus package among the business community. GUTA said this had become necessary because there was no such committee in place to discuss and advice the […]
