Nigeria receives six planes to fight insurgency
Nigeria has received its first six military aircraft it bought from the United States, which are expected to boost its efforts at tackling violence by various armed groups. The A-29 Supa Tucano planes landed in the northern city of Kano yesterday afternoon and were received by the Defence Minister, Bashir Magashi, and other military chiefs. […]
9-member ad-hoc committee probing Sputnik V vaccine procurement ends its public hearings
The nine-member ad-hoc bipartisan parliamentary committee investigating the procurement of Sputnik-V vaccines has ended its public hearings. Before being discharged, the Minister of Health, Kwaku Agyemang Manu insisted that circumstances prevailing at the time pressurized him into signing contracts for the supply of the vaccines without following all the laid down processes. The Minister has […]
Small-scale miners to resume operations but under strict conditions
Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, George Mireku Duker, has asked small-scale miners to go back to their concessions and work. However, they are expected to do responsible mining to prevent arrest, closure of concessions and withdrawal of license. Mr. Mireku Duker said this when he met with the Ashanti Regional Chapter of the […]
July 23, 2021
The Ghanaian Times congratulates two outgoing top security officials, the Inspector General of Police, James Oppong- Boanuh and Director General of the Ghana Prisons Service Patrick Darko-Missah on their dedicated service to the nation and bowing out honorably. The paper also applauds two other officials who are incoming, the Acting IGP, COP Dr. George Akuffo Dampare […]
