NPC nominates Samson Deen to serve on LOC for 2023 Africa Games
The National Paralympic Committee (NPC) has nominated its President, Mr. Samson Deen to serve on the Local Organising Committee (LOC) for the 2023 African Games to be staged in Ghana. The NPC on Thursday issued a statement in response to the Ministry of Youth and Sports directive asking the Committee to nominate a member to […]
CSOs urged to reinvent themselves to remain relevant
The Majority Leader, Mr Osei-Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has urged Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) to reinvent themselves to stay relevant in Ghana’s 2020 general elections and beyond. He said the role of CSOs in the use of “soft power” and dialogue in promoting tolerance within and among political parties could not be overemphasized. “I have learnt in my […]
Iran Clinic provides free medical services at Mamfe
Iran Clinic, a medical organisation, in collaboration with the Ghana Red Cross Society (GRCS) has provided free medical services to the aged and vulnerable people at Mamfe in the Akuapem North municipality. They also provided medicines and consumables worth GH¢45,000, in addition to the various medical screening to over 250 aged and vulnerable in the […]
Founder and Owner of Berekum Arsenal Yakubu Moro dies
Founder and Owner of Division One League side, Berekum Arsenal Alhaji Yakubu Moro has died after a short illness at the Ridge Hospital in Accra. Alhaji Moro passed away on Thursday night (October 15), at the regional hospital where he had been receiving treatment for some weeks now. He was 60. He would be buried […]
Let’s ‘name and shame’ mobile money fraudsters in media
Head of Fintech and Innovation, Bank of Ghana Kwame Agyapong Oppong, has called for the publication of names of mobile money fraudsters in the media. He said that was the only way to ‘name and shame’ the fraudsters and deter others from the illegal activity. Mr Oppong made the call at a workshop on mobile […]
Public sector workers urged to use Smart Workplace
Acting Director-General, National Information Technology Agency (NITA), Richard Okyere-Fosu, has called on workers in the public sector to adopt Smart Workplace, a digital platform, to enhance efficiency in the discharge of their duties. He made the call at the Accra Digital Centre at a forum on the impact of COVID-19 on Ghana’s digitalization agenda. Mr […]
Ghana joins world to mark World Food Day
Ghana today (Friday, October 16, 2020), joins the rest of the World to celebrate the 40th World Food Day at State House in Accra. This year’s theme is: “Grow, Nourish, Sustain. Together.” It aims at making food systems more resilient to withstand global volatility and deliver affordable and sustainable diets for all. The Day is […]
GAF cautions against fake recruitment posts
The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has cautioned against the patronage of fake online posts on recruitment and enlistment exercises by the Forces. “These adverts are being put into the public domain by unscrupulous persons using the names and pictures of senior officers to defraud the public,” a statement signed by Colonel E. Aggrey-Quashie, Director, Public […]
Military has no business with vigilantes – Ghana Armed Forces
The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has described as “totally false”, allegations that it intends to give its military uniforms to vigilante groups and equip them with 4,000 weapons to operate in the Volta Region on Election Day. GAF in a statement signed by its Director of Public Relations, Colonel Aggrey-Quashie, and copied to the Ghana […]
Parliament: NPP serves notice for expulsion of Fomena MP
The NPP has announced that it has served notice to Parliament seeking the expulsion of Mr Asiamah from the august house. In a statement signed by General Secretary John Boadu, the party says the MP by his decision to contest as an independent candidate in the 2020 December elections has forfeited his seat in parliament, […]
MTN Ghana withdraws NCA Significant Market Power case from court
Scancom Plc (MTN Ghana), has withdrawn its application filed at the Supreme Court concerning the National Communications Authority’s (NCA) declaration of MTN Ghana as a Significant Market Power (SMP). A statement issued by Mr Samuel Koranteng, Corporate Services Executive, MTN Ghana, said MTN Ghana was making concerted efforts to settle the procedural and administrative legal […]
MMDCEs cautioned to ensure strict compliance to Financial Management Act
Minister of Finance Ken Ofori-Atta,has asked Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) to ensure strict application of the Integrated Financial Management Information System (GIFMIS) in all financial transactions, to enhance accountability and transparency. The Minister cautioned Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) to desist from procuring and using systems and software not approved by […]
NDC to turn Labour Office into National Employment Bureau – Sammy Gyamfi
The next National Democratic Congress (NDC) government will decentralise and convert the Labour Office into the National Employment Bureau, equipped with state-of-the-art facilities and grant tax-waivers to employers who engage workers through the Bureau. “As a first step soon after we are ushered into office, we shall pass the first of its kind in our […]
Ghana’s public service not operating at optimum level- Sammy Gyamfi
The National Communication Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi, says the public service is not operating at its highest level because it lacks adequate human resources. He said more people would be employed to fill vacancies over a period of 4 years to enable public institutions operate as they should in the […]
