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 »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 …
Read More »Sosu sues IGP over unlawful arrest
The main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for Madina Constituency in the Greater Accra Region has sued the Inspector-General of Police, Dr. George Akuffo Dampare over attempts by the police to ‘unlawfully’ arrest him. The suit dated Tuesday, November 16, 2021 was filed at the High Court. …
Read More »14-year-old boy allegedly electrocuted at Pakyi
A 14-year-old boy met his untimely death when he allegedly got electrocuted at home at Pakyi in the Ashanti Region. Majid Iddrisu was found by the Police dead in a supine position with extension cables around him. This was after his father, a meat seller, had reported the incident to …
Read More »Man busted for stealing GHS18k worth of water from GWCL
A resident of Agormanya, a suburb of Odumase-Krobo in the Lower Manya Krobo Municipality of the Eastern Region is in court for stealing GHS18,000 worth of water from the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL). Mr Emmanuel Kumasa was arrested by the GWCL during a revenue mobilisation drive. Officers from the GWCL …
Read More »Checkout major pipeline projects expected to take off in 2022
The government has announced major pipeline projects that are expected to take off in 2022. This was made known by Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, while delivering the 2022 Budget Statement on the floor of Parliament, November 17. He said as at the end of September 2021, routine maintenance was carried …
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