Former President Mahama has insisted that he will review the government’s flagship free-shs policy within his first 90-days in office if elected in the 2020 general elections. He noted that he will engage relevant stakeholders to ensure that the policy is bettered. According to him, the current government did not …
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Free SHS: Over 1,500 kitchen staff to be employed – NAPO
Over 1,500 kitchen staff are expected to be employed into the country’s educational setup in the coming days to support current ones who have been overly burdened by the double-track system, according to Minister of Education Mr Matthew Opoku Prempeh. Last year 8,700 teachers were employed to support the teaching …
Read More »No more expiry of voice, data bundles – Telcos ordered
The Ministry of Communications has directed telcos to roll over all unused data and voice bundles purchased by customers. This will mean unused data and credit will not expire. “All unused data and voice bundles purchased by subscribers do not expire and must be rolled over with the next recharge,” …
Read More »University of Ghana responds to ‘falsehoods’ by CEO of Africa Integras
The University of Ghana has described comments by the CEO of Africa Integras in relation to the cancellation of a project with the university as misrepresentations and falsehoods. Andrea Pizziconi suggested in a Twitter post that Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof. Ebenezer Oduro-Owusu treated her in a misogynistic manner during …
Read More »Pass WASSCE to shame Free SHS critics – Nana Addo charges students
President Akufo-Addo wants beneficiaries of the Free Senior High School (SHS) policy to shame critics of the programme by obtaining good grades when they sit for the West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) next year. He says the only way beneficiaries can prove the efficiency of the policy is …
Read More »GES releases teacher postings
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has released the postings for teachers who have returned from their study leave. Those teachers who were on leave with pay are supposed to log-on to http://gespromotions.gov.gh, to access their various postings. A release, signed by Mrs Adwoa Van-Vicker the Director for Human Resource and …
Read More »Finance Ministry meets financial institutions over 2020 budget
Officials of the Ministry of Finance have met a number of Financial Institutions as part of the series of engagements with stakeholders to solicit views for consideration into the 2020 Annual budget. The PFM law requires the Ministry to engage with different stakeholders for their inputs before the annual budget …
Read More »Ursula Owusu-Ekuful accuses telcos of milking consumers over CST deduction
Communications Minister, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful has accused the mobile telecommunications companies of milking consumers over the implementation of the recently increased Communication Service Tax (CST). In a letter written to the National Communication Authority (NCA), the Minister said before the increment in the CST from 6 to 9 percent, telcos were …
Read More »Gov’t orders telcos to stop passing on 9% service tax to subscribers
The Communications Ministry has ordered Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) to stop passing on the 9% Communication Service Tax (CST) to subscribers. In a letter addressed to the National Communications Authority (NCA), and published in full below, the Communications Ministry stated that the CST should be treated the same way VAT, NHIL, …
Read More »Video of UG student slapping ‘boyfriend’ for ‘cheating’ goes viral
A video has gone viral of a man being physically assaulted for “cheating”. The 22 seconds video shows the man being repeatedly slapped with flipflops. The young man believed to be a student makes no retaliation He is seated in the chair with his head slumped into his hands while at least three other …
Read More »Kayayei increase charges
Head potters, popularly called ‘kayaayei’, have increased their charges for the services they offer. According to the lady porters, the increase has become necessary due to recent increment in fares and utility tariffs in the country. They explained that though they did not have specific charges, they had agreed not …
Read More »Afro-Arab Boss Wins ’40 Under 40′ Banking and Finance Award
The Chief executive Officer (CEO) of the Afro-Arab Group, Alhaji Salamu Amadu won the award for the Banking and Finance category of the 2019 40 Under 40 Awards. He owns the Afro-Arab Microfinance Company Limited, a Tier-2 microfinance company licensed by Bank of Ghana to operate the business of microfinance. …
Read More »Ghana’s economy in good shape – IMF
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has given Ghana’s economy a clean bill of health. According to the fund, Ghana’s economy remained stable and projected a seven per cent Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth for 2019. A team from the Breton Woods institution, led by Mr Carlo A.E. Sdralevich, which is …
Read More »Free SHS will increase women participation in Assembly polls – Minister
The Eastern Regional Minister Eric Kwakye Darfuor has asserted the Free Senior High School Policy will increase women participation in future District Level elections. Available statistics indicate since 1994 the participation of women in local governance has been less than 10% at the national level in spite of women constituting …
Read More »Mampong: Akufo-Addo opens 2nd medical drone delivery base
President Nana Akufo-Addo on Thursday, 10 October 2019 officially launched Ghana’s newest medical drone delivery base at Mampong during a tour of the Ashanti Region. This is the second of four medical drone delivery bases earmarked for construction to help expand access to critical and life-saving medicines for patients across …
Read More »Senior Minister fumes over Ghana spending US$1.35bn on rice importation
Senior Minister, Yaw Osafo-Maafo has lamented over Ghana spending US$1.35 billion last year on rice importation alone. According to him, foreign exchange that could be used on machinery to modernise the economy was spent on rice although rice could be grown in every part of the country. Mr Osafo-Maafo made …
Read More »Hermaphrodite narrates her ordeal – The trauma of living with two sex organs
When people started seeing it and asked, why is your clitoris so big? It is then I realized mine was different,” these are the words of a 32-year-old hermaphrodite. Depression, mockery and embarrassment are just a fragment of the trauma Pokuaa (not real name) went through growing up, having been …
Read More »Rafarazzi Pays Courtesy Call On Italian Ambassador To Ghana
In quest to push Made in Ghana products to the world, One of the fastest growing fashion designer in Ghana Rafarazzi presented his Fanny pack/waist bag which has risen to be the passport for Ghanaians living abroad popularly known as #ghanaba?? to the Italian Ambassador to Ghana His Excellency Giovanni …
Read More »President And CEO of Africa Finance Corporation joins Aker Energy’s Board of Directors
Aker Energy AS (“Aker Energy”) and Africa Finance Corporation (“AFC”) today announced the appointment of Mr. Samaila Zubairu as Vice Chairman of Aker Energy’s Board of Directors. Mr. Samaila Zubairu is the President and CEO of Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), the leading infrastructure solutions provider in Africa. The institution has 25 African member …
Read More »University of Ghana lecturers sacked over ‘sex-for-grades’ – Dean of Students
The Dean of Student Affairs of the University of Ghana, Professor Godfred Alufar Bokpin, has said the institution frowns on ‘sex-for-grades’, a reason it has in the last three years dismissed lecturers who have been found guilty in that regard. Prof. Bokpin in an interview with GhanaWeb on the heels …
Read More »Committee probing ‘sex for grades’ to start work next week – Audrey Gadzekpo
An Associate Professor and the Dean of the School of Information and Communications Studies at the University of Ghana, Professor Audrey Gadzekpo has said that the committee set up to probe the sexual misconduct allegations leveled against some lecturers of the university will start its work early next week. She …
Read More »Tunisian presidential candidate released from jail
A Tunisian court has released a presidential candidate days before he is due to stand in Sunday’s second round of national elections. A Tunis appeals court annulled the detention order for Nabil Karoui, who was arrested last month on charges of money laundering and tax fraud. The 56-year-old media mogul …
Read More »We’re eliminating ICT barriers for girls – Ursula
Minister of Communication, Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has said that her ministry is determined to implement programmes that will ensure an end to the stereotyping that thwarts the efforts of young women pursuing science and technology courses in Ghana. According to her, the number of young women in the ICT sector …
Read More »‘Hold my breast’ – Lecturer recounts seduction attempt by student at AUCC
The art of seduction has been a widely used technique or weapon by many to achieve desirable results when the quest seems unsurmountable. It is especially adopted when the subject of interest has a reputation to uphold at all costs. Throughout history, many male leaders have fallen prey and had …
Read More »GNAT urges GES to provide logistics for new curriculum implementation
The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has urged the Ghana Education Service (GES) to make sure teachers get appropriate logistics to facilitate implementation of the new standard-based curriculum introduced into public basic schools. It said teachers across the 260 districts nationwide had been trained on the curriculum introduced this …
Read More »Frequent SEX prevent HEART ATTACKS according to Science
We already know that having sex not only feels spectacular, but it’s ridiculously good for your health, too. It boosts your immune system, protects from certain cancers, relieves stress, improves your mood, and helps you sleep better. And now, thanks to a new study, we also know that it protects …
Read More »Suspend education bills immediately – Teacher unions tell Parliament
Some teacher unions are demanding that Parliament suspends three educational bills which the Ministry of Education (MoE) has laid before the House. The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGR AT), Teachers and Educational Workers Union (TEWU) and Coalition of Concerned Teachers Ghana (CCT-GH) say …
Read More »GUTA in talks with foreign ministry over silence on Nigeria border closure
Ghana Union Traders Association (GUTA) is in a meeting with the Foreign Affairs Ministry to deliberate on government’s silence over the Nigerian border closure in the past two months. Dr. Joseph Obeng, the president of the union in an earlier interview with GhanaWeb, said they are discontent with the way …
Read More »Yingli Namene submits proposal to construct 50 megawatts solar energy
Yingli Namene West Africa Limited, solar energy designing, developing and installation company, has submitted a proposal to government to construct a 50 megawatts rooftop solar energy for government buildings. The proposal is in line with the Ministry of Energy’s plan to improve renewable energy penetration from less than five per …
Read More »BoG orders closure of ‘illegal’ forex bureau
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) on Tuesday ordered the closure of Aero Cash forex bureau operated by two Nigerians in Dzorwulu, Accra. This is due to failure by the operators to provide relevant documents to the Bank of Ghana to ascertain the legality of their operations. A team from the …
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