GENERAL NEWS

Education Minister fingered in US$1.2 million training corruption scandal In 2022, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, the Minister of Education, was implicated in an alleged World Bank training scheme for teachers, purportedly costing $1.2 million. The World Bank initiated investigations into the claimed teacher training and formally contacted Prof. Kwasi Opoku …

  The Mortuary Workers Association of Ghana (MOWAG) has sent notice to six government institutions indicating their intention to embark on a nationwide strike on November 29, 2023, Among the organizations involved are the National Labour Commission, the Ministries of Employment and Labor Relations, National Security, Finance, and the Fair …

    Digitization of Ghana’s Economy Former President John Dramani Mahama’s understanding of a digital economy is outstanding and puts him far ahead of his closest competitor in the 2024 Presidential elections. His understanding found expression in his Government’s implementation of ICT programmes and projects most of which have lived …

The Palestinian Ambassador to Ghana, Abdalfatah Ahmed Khalil Alsatarri, has levelled accusations against the Israeli army. He alleged theft and aggression against the Palestinian people by the Israeli army especially at the borders. In an interview with Ghana Web’s Daniel Oduro in a yet-to-be-aired episode of The Lowdown, the Ambassador …

The Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications (GCT) has called on the government to lower the Electronic Transfer Levy (E-levy) from 1% to 0.5% and impose a 0.5% levy on cash-outs to align the policy with Ghana’s digital-first strategy. “Our recommendation to the Ministry of Finance is to consider reducing the levy …

The government says it is taking steps to make available adequate resources for supporting communities grappling with the aftermath of the recent spillage in the Volta Region and floods in the Northern parts of Ghana. This is in line with the allocation of an amount of GHC220 million to support …

    The founder of Heaven’s Gate Ministries, Nicholas Osei, also known as Kumchacha, has declared that if the New Patriotic Party (NPP) loses the general elections of 2024, Kennedy Agyapong, the MP for Assin Central, will fulfill his dream of becoming president. It would put an end to Kennedy …

  Garages Zone 12 at the Suame Magazine in the Suame Municipal Assembly of Ashanti have demonstrated against the authority of the Assembly for the continued destruction of their activities on land they operated on many years ago and own by the government. According to the Garages Zone 12 Chairman, …

The National Deputy Coordinator for Trade and Artisans Network (TAN-NDC),Mr Bright Botchway has taken a swipe at Dr Bawumia for his incessant attacks on the 24-hour economy proposal made by the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC)HE.John Dramani Mahama . According to him, Dr Bawumia doesn’t have the credibility …

  The Chief of Staff who doubles as the Chairperson for the Inter-ministerial committee on floods, Akosua Frema Osei-Opare says government has so far spent GHc40 million to support victims of the Akosombo-Kpone Dam Spillage. According to her, this disbursement forms part of efforts to mitigate the effect of the …