A 65-year-old mother of five children, is among the candidates writing the 2021 BECE at the CKC centre “B” in the Obuasi East District. The woman, Rita Offin, started her basic education from class four at the Brahabebome Independence Junior High School, at Obuasi. She told Mr Kwabena Owusu-Nketia, Obuasi …
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2022 Budget: ‘Krom ayɛ shi’ – Haruna Iddrisu taunts Finance Minister
Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu, has taunted the Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta over his presentation of the 2022 Budget Statement and Economic Policy dubbed the ‘AGYENKWA Budget’ which is aimed to provide relief to Ghanaians. According to the Finance Minister, the government will be introducing further taxes to expand the …
Read More »Court issues bench warrant for the arrest of former MASLOC CEO
Sedinam Christine Tamakloe Attienu and Daniel Axim are facing 78 counts of charges Accused persons are former CEO of MASLOC and former MASLOC Operations Manager respectively Charges against the two include conspiracy to steal, stealing, unauthorised commitment among others An Accra High Court presided by Justice Afia Asare-Botwe has issued …
Read More »MTTD officers take over all tolls by 12 am – Roads Minister
Kwasi Amoako-Attah, Minister of Road and Highways has directed the Motor traffic and transport Department (MTTD) to take over road and bridge tolls across the country effective Thursday, November 18, 2021. This is in line with the government’s decision to abolish road and bridge tolls across the country. In a …
Read More »Scrapping of road tolls starts today
Following the Finance Minister’s announcement that motorists who ply tolled roads across the country, will no longer be required to pay tolls, Kwasi Amoako-Attah, the Minister of Roads and Highways, has directed the cessation of collection of tolls on public roads and bridges takes effect today. A statement issued on …
Read More »11 takeaways from 2022 ‘agyenkwa’ budget
Ken Ofori-Atta presented the 2022 budget to parliament Among other things includes the scrapping of road tolls in the country The budget presentation was in accordance with Article 179 of the constitution and Section 21 of Act 921 Dressed in his usual white kaftan, Ken Ofori-Atta, the Minister of Finance and …
Read More »Absa Bank, Ghana Library enroll first cohort of 1000 young people for ReadytoWork e-learning
The first cohort of 1000 young people has been enrolled to undertake the e-learning course under the Absa Bank – Ghana Library Authority ReadytoWork partnership. Absa Bank Ghana in partnership with the Ghana Library Authority is giving young people the opportunity to undertake courses on the ReadytoWork e-learning platform …
Read More »Dr. Bawumia, the self-styled economic wizard, is now an ICT Expert!
Dr. Bawumia, the chair of the economic management team, has lost credibility in Ghana’s political space. He mutates like a COVID virus – from a self-styled economic wizard to an Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) Expert. He truly believes that Ghanaians are gullible. His sudden switch to digitalization agenda is …
Read More »2022 Budget: NABCO recruits to enjoy one year contract extension
Government says the remaining 67,000 beneficiaries of the Nation Builders Corps (NABCO) who have not yet secured jobs will not be laid off this year. Instead two windows; the YouStart program and a Digital inclusion program will gradually absorb them in batches during the next fiscal. Announcing this during the …
Read More »GLC agrees to admit 499 law students after crunch meeting
The General Legal Council (GLC) has reportedly agreed to admit the 499 law students at the Law School. This was after representatives of the aggrieved students and their lawyer met with the GLC and the Attorney General on Wednesday. “The subcommittee of the GLC that we met this evening will …
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