There’ll be no ‘dumsor’ – Power utilities assure
Heads of companies in the power generation and distribution sector have assured the nation of reliable power supply to meet its demands. They also stressed that the recent power outages and the total blackout experienced last Sunday were not a return to the regime of irregular power supply, popularly known as ‘dumsor’. The Chief Executive […]
Nigeria launches ‘naira for dollar’ scheme
The Central Bank of Nigeria has introduced a scheme that would offer a reward of five naira for every $1 sent by Nigerians living abroad through international money transfer operators in the country in what it calls “naira for dollar”. It is a step that shows Nigeria’s reliance on diaspora remittances, which has dipped over […]
Mahama Ayariga’s corruption case still at management stage – Office of Special Prosecutor
One of the corruption cases involving the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga, which is being handled by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) is still at the management stage. Mr. Mahama Ayariga together with Kenderick Akwasi Marfo are in court for corruption-related offences. The OSP investigated the case jointly with […]
Winner-takes-all: Gyimah-Boadi calls for Constitutional amendment
The Executive Director of Afrobarometer, Professor Emmanuel Gyimah-Boadi, has advocated the amendment of Ghana’s 1992 Constitution to reduce the executive powers of the President, as part of efforts to address the “Winner-takes- all” syndrome. “We are not going to get rid of crazy partisanship and winner-takes-all, unless we do a fundamental restructuring of our politics […]
